Directing · Writing · age 75

Martin Brest

Best rated: Scent of a Woman (8.0)

Films: 6
Avg rating: 6.65
Peak run: 1979’98
Oscar noms: 1

Films: 6
Avg rating: 6.65
Peak run: 1979’98
Oscar noms: 1

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The career

Martin Brest, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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19796 films2003

Current formLast 5: 6.56 vs career 6.65 (−0.09)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Martin by the numbers

Average

6.65

6 rated films

Vote weighted

6.71

bigger films count more

Median

7.3

half are better

Consistency

±1.96

rating spread

Career

25y

1979 to 2003

Total votes

1.08M

across every film

Best

8.0

Scent of a Woman

Worst

2.7

Gigli

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

2003	Gigli	2.7	51,112
1998	Meet Joe Black	7.2	304K
1992	Scent of a Woman	8.0	377K
1988	Midnight Run	7.5	106K
1984	Beverly Hills Cop	7.4	235K
1979	Going in Style	7.1	4,588

Better together?

Martin Brest's regulars

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

Takes

On Martin Brest

2 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best Picture · Academy Awards 1993
Martin Brest, Producer
Nominated
Best Director · Academy Awards 1993
Martin Brest
Nominated

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