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Writing · 1931 to 2020

John le Carré

Best rated: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (7.5)

Films
11
Avg rating
6.60
Peak run
2005’23
7+ run
2 films
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The career

John le Carré, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2005 to 2023, 6.865678197019801990200020102020The Spy Who Came in from … 7.5The Russia House 6.1Career avg 6.60

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

John le Carré's career barcodecoolhot
196511 films2023
Current formLast 5: 6.86 vs career 6.60 (+0.26)
  1. WThe Constant Gardener2005 · 7.3+0.7
  2. WTinker Tailor Soldier Spy2011 · 7.0+0.4
  3. WA Most Wanted Man2014 · 6.7+0.1
  4. LOur Kind of Traitor2016 · 6.3−0.3
  5. WThe Pigeon Tunnel2023 · 7.0+0.4
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

John by the numbers

Average
6.60
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.64
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.56
rating spread
Career
59y
1965 to 2023
Total votes
583K
across every film
Best
7.5
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Worst
6.1
The Russia House
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
2023The Pigeon Tunnel7.02,303
2016Our Kind of Traitor posterOur Kind of Traitor6.326,040
2014A Most Wanted Man posterA Most Wanted Man6.785,442
2011Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy posterTinker Tailor Soldier Spy7.0229K
2005The Constant Gardener posterThe Constant Gardener7.3157K
2001The Tailor of Panama posterThe Tailor of Panama6.134,015
1990The Russia House posterThe Russia House6.119,954
1984The Little Drummer Girl6.12,797
1970The Looking Glass War5.81,623
1967The Deadly Affair6.74,809
1965The Spy Who Came in from the Cold posterThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold7.521,039
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On John le Carré

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