Directing · Writing · age 77

Lawrence Kasdan

Best rated: Body Heat (7.4)

Films: 12
Avg rating: 6.68
Peak run: 1981’90
7+ run: 3 films

Films: 12
Avg rating: 6.68
Peak run: 1981’90
7+ run: 3 films

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The career

Lawrence Kasdan, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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198112 films2026

Current formLast 5: 6.38 vs career 6.68 (−0.30)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Lawrence by the numbers

Average

6.68

12 rated films

Vote weighted

6.68

bigger films count more

Median

6.8

half are better

Consistency

±0.71

rating spread

Career

46y

1981 to 2026

Total votes

436K

across every film

Best

7.4

Body Heat

Worst

5.6

Dreamcatcher

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

2026	Marty, Life Is Short	7.7	3,615
2012	Darling Companion	5.2	4,142
2003	Dreamcatcher	5.6	102K
1999	Mumford	6.8	9,840
1995	French Kiss	6.6	57,168
1994	Wyatt Earp	6.7	60,162
1991	Grand Canyon	6.8	17,605
1990	I Love You to Death	6.4	16,715
1988	The Accidental Tourist	6.7	18,749
1985	Silverado	7.2	54,908
1983	The Big Chill	7.1	46,115
1981	Body Heat	7.4	44,932

Better together?

Lawrence Kasdan's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Lawrence Kasdan

4 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1992
Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan
Nominated
Best Picture · Academy Awards 1989
Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun and Michael Grillo, Producers
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1989
Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1984
Lawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek
Nominated

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