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Writing · 1950 to 2015

Melissa Mathison

Best rated: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (7.9)

Films
7
Avg rating
6.83
Peak run
1979’97
7+ run
2 films
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The career

Melissa Mathison, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1979 to 1997, 6.9467819801985199019952000200520102015E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 7.9The Indian in the Cupboard 6.0Career avg 6.83

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

Melissa Mathison's career barcodecoolhot
19797 films2016
Current formLast 5: 6.72 vs career 6.83 (−0.11)
  1. WE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982 · 7.9+1.1
  2. LTwilight Zone: The Movie1983 · 6.4−0.4
  3. LThe Indian in the Cupboard1995 · 6.0−0.8
  4. WKundun1997 · 7.0+0.2
  5. LThe BFG2016 · 6.3−0.5
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Melissa by the numbers

Average
6.83
6 rated films
Vote weighted
6.86
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.73
rating spread
Career
38y
1979 to 2016
Total votes
705K
across every film
Best
7.9
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Worst
6.0
The Indian in the Cupboard
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
2016The BFG posterThe BFG6.3101K
1997Kundun posterKundun7.032,554
1995The Indian in the Cupboard posterThe Indian in the Cupboard6.033,510
1983Twilight Zone: The Movie posterTwilight Zone: The Movie6.443,923
1982E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial posterE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial7.9478K
1982The Escape Artist·967
1979The Black Stallion posterThe Black Stallion7.415,604
Better together?

Melissa Mathison's regulars

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

Takes

On Melissa Mathison

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1983
    Melissa Mathison
    Nominated

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