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Directing · Writing · age 56

Nicolas Winding Refn

Best rated: Drive (7.8)

Films
11
Avg rating
6.53
Peak run
2004’11
7+ run
3 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Nicolas Winding Refn, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2004 to 2011, 7.0845678200020052010201520202025Drive 7.8Only God Forgives 5.7Career avg 6.53

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

Nicolas Winding Refn's career barcodecoolhot
199611 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.02 vs career 6.53 (−0.51)
  1. LValhalla Rising2009 · 6.0−0.5
  2. WDrive2011 · 7.8+1.3
  3. LOnly God Forgives2013 · 5.7−0.8
  4. LThe Neon Demon2016 · 6.1−0.4
  5. LHer Private Hell2026 · 4.5−2.0
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Nicolas by the numbers

Average
6.53
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.59
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.96
rating spread
Career
31y
1996 to 2026
Total votes
1.36M
across every film
Best
7.8
Drive
Worst
5.7
Only God Forgives
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2026Her Private Hell posterHer Private Hell4.54,379
2016The Neon Demon posterThe Neon Demon6.1113K
2013Only God Forgives posterOnly God Forgives5.7124K
2011Drive posterDrive7.8776K
2009Valhalla Rising posterValhalla Rising6.067,185
2008Bronson posterBronson7.0152K
2005Pusher III posterPusher III7.321,588
2004Pusher II posterPusher II7.330,421
2003Fear X6.09,041
1999Bleeder posterBleeder6.811,729
1996Pusher posterPusher7.353,224
Better together?

Nicolas Winding Refn's regulars

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

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On Nicolas Winding Refn

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