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Directing · Writing · age 75

Robert Zemeckis

Best rated: Forrest Gump (8.8)

Films
22
Avg rating
6.99
Peak run
1988’94
Oscar wins
1 of 1
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The career

Robert Zemeckis, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1988 to 1994, 7.7056789198019851990199520002005201020152020Forrest Gump 8.8Pinocchio 5.1Career avg 6.99

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

Robert Zemeckis's career barcodecoolhot
197822 films2024
Current formLast 5: 6.02 vs career 6.99 (−0.97)
  1. WAllied2016 · 7.1+0.1
  2. LWelcome to Marwen2018 · 6.2−0.8
  3. LThe Witches2020 · 5.4−1.6
  4. LPinocchio2022 · 5.1−1.9
  5. LHere2024 · 6.3−0.7
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Robert by the numbers

Average
6.99
22 rated films
Vote weighted
7.06
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.88
rating spread
Career
47y
1978 to 2024
Total votes
8.35M
across every film
Best
8.8
Forrest Gump
Worst
5.1
Pinocchio
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2024Here posterHere6.329,468
2022Pinocchio posterPinocchio5.147,305
2020The Witches posterThe Witches5.452,993
2018Welcome to Marwen posterWelcome to Marwen6.227,937
2016Allied posterAllied7.1182K
2015The Walk posterThe Walk7.3143K
2012Flight posterFlight7.3402K
2009A Christmas Carol posterA Christmas Carol6.8143K
2007Beowulf posterBeowulf6.3181K
2004The Polar Express posterThe Polar Express6.6274K
2000What Lies Beneath posterWhat Lies Beneath6.6147K
2000Cast Away posterCast Away7.8698K
1997Contact posterContact7.5318K
1994Forrest Gump posterForrest Gump8.82.54M
1992Death Becomes Her posterDeath Becomes Her6.7152K
1990Back to the Future Part III posterBack to the Future Part III7.5527K
1989Back to the Future Part II posterBack to the Future Part II7.8631K
1988Who Framed Roger Rabbit posterWho Framed Roger Rabbit7.7236K
1985Back to the Future posterBack to the Future8.51.48M
1984Romancing the Stone posterRomancing the Stone6.9113K
Better together?

Robert Zemeckis's regulars

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

Takes

On Robert Zemeckis

2 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1995
    Robert Zemeckis
    Won
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1986
    Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
    Nominated

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