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Acting · Directing · Writing · 1915 to 1985

Orson Welles

Best rated: Citizen Kane (8.2)

Films
22
Avg rating
7.35
Peak run
1955’73
Oscar noms
1
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Orson Welles, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1955 to 1973, 7.58678194019501960197019801990200020102020Citizen Kane 8.2Journey Into Fear 6.5Career avg 7.35

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

Orson Welles's career barcodecoolhot
193822 films2020
Current formLast 5: 7.48 vs career 7.35 (+0.13)
  1. WTouch of Evil1958 · 7.9+0.6
  2. WThe Trial1962 · 7.6+0.3
  3. WChimes at Midnight1965 · 7.6+0.3
  4. WF for Fake1973 · 7.7+0.4
  5. LThe Other Side of the Wind2018 · 6.6−0.7
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Orson by the numbers

Average
7.35
14 rated films
Vote weighted
7.41
bigger films count more
Median
7.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.53
rating spread
Career
83y
1938 to 2020
Total votes
820K
across every film
Best
8.2
Citizen Kane
Worst
6.5
Journey Into Fear
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1987Someone to LoveDanny's Friend·467
1986The Transformers: The Movie posterThe Transformers: The MovieUnicron7.245,807
1982GenocideNarrator·816
1981The Man Who Saw TomorrowNarrator6.01,343
1981ButterflyJudge Rauch4.71,754
1980The Secret Life of Nikola TeslaJ.P. Morgan7.21,591
1978Filming 'Othello'Host·585
1975Bugs Bunny SuperstarNarrator·557
1972Get to Know Your RabbitMr. Delasandro5.21,154
1972NecromancyMr. Cato4.61,216
1972Treasure IslandLong John Silver5.81,746
1971Directed by John FordNarrator7.71,423
1971The Legend of Doom HouseCassavius6.62,018
1971A Safe PlaceThe Magician4.91,496
1971Ten Days WonderThéo Van Horn - un multimillionnaire qui vit en despote dans sa maison6.01,121
1970Waterloo posterWaterlooLouis XVIII7.314,953
1970The DeepRuss Brewer·308
1969TepepaColonel Cascorro6.61,471
1969The Battle of NeretvaSenator7.04,507
1969Kampf um Rom II - Der VerratJustinian·293
Better together?

Orson Welles's regulars

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

Takes

On Orson Welles

4 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

  • Honorary Award · Academy Awards 1971
    Orson Welles
    Won
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1942
    Orson Welles
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1942
    Orson Welles
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1942
    Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles
    Won

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