Writing · 1912 to 1994

Pierre Boulle

Best rated: The Bridge on the River Kwai (8.1)

Films: 9
Avg rating: 6.76
Peak run: 1957’72
7+ run: 2 films

Films: 9
Avg rating: 6.76
Peak run: 1957’72
7+ run: 2 films

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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Pierre Boulle, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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

Pierre Boulle's career barcodecoolhot

19579 films2014

Current formLast 5: 6.48 vs career 6.76 (−0.28)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Pierre by the numbers

Average

6.76

9 rated films

Vote weighted

6.82

bigger films count more

Median

6.3

half are better

Consistency

±1.06

rating spread

Career

58y

1957 to 2014

Total votes

2.02M

across every film

Best

8.1

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Worst

5.4

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography

2014	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	7.6	516K
2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	7.6	611K
2001	Planet of the Apes	5.7	243K
1973	Battle for the Planet of the Apes	5.4	38,313
1972	Conquest of the Planet of the Apes	6.1	41,015
1971	Escape from the Planet of the Apes	6.3	45,292
1970	Beneath the Planet of the Apes	6.0	57,142
1968	Planet of the Apes	8.0	212K
1957	The Bridge on the River Kwai	8.1	252K

Better together?

Pierre Boulle's regulars

J. Lee ThompsonWriter · 2 films · 5.75 avg▼−0.75

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

Takes

On Pierre Boulle

1 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1958
Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman, Pierre Boulle
Won

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