- Films
- 12
- Avg rating
- 6.99
- Peak run
- 2008’15
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes
Simon by the numbers
Average
6.99
10 rated films
Vote weighted
7.09
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.63
rating spread
Career
21y
1997 to 2017
Total votes
2.68M
across every film
Best
8.0
Slumdog Millionaire
Worst
6.2
Blow Dry
Newest first
Filmography
| 2017 |  Battle of the Sexes | 6.7 | 64,362 |
| 2015 |  Everest | 7.1 | 250K |
| 2013 |  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | 7.5 | 785K |
| 2011 |  Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | 6.8 | 69,342 |
| 2010 |  127 Hours | 7.5 | 429K |
| 2008 |  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | 7.0 | 30,880 |
| 2008 |  Slumdog Millionaire | 8.0 | 916K |
| 2004 | Yasmin | · | 807 |
| 2002 | This Is Not a Love Song | · | 340 |
| 2001 | Blow Dry | 6.2 | 9,666 |
| 1998 | Among Giants | 5.9 | 1,028 |
| 1997 |  The Full Monty | 7.2 | 121K |
Better together?
Simon Beaufoy's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Simon Beaufoy
3 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2011Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2009Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
- NominatedBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1998Simon Beaufoy
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.