- Films
- 37
- Avg rating
- 6.73
- Peak run
- 1939’45
- 7+ run
- 4 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
Sonya by the numbers
Average
6.73
24 rated films
Vote weighted
6.76
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.50
rating spread
Career
35y
1928 to 1962
Total votes
101K
across every film
Best
7.8
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Worst
7.0
Drums Along the Mohawk
Newest first
Filmography
| 1962 | State Fair | 5.9 | 1,493 |
| 1960 | Pepe | 5.5 | 1,269 |
| 1957 | Jeanne Eagels | · | 983 |
| 1956 | Bhowani Junction | 6.4 | 2,290 |
| 1955 | Hit the Deck | 6.5 | 1,103 |
| 1955 | Interrupted Melody | 6.7 | 1,382 |
| 1955 |  Oklahoma! | 7.0 | 15,988 |
| 1954 | The Student Prince | 6.5 | 1,105 |
| 1952 | The Merry Widow | · | 741 |
| 1951 | The Great Caruso | 6.5 | 1,713 |
| 1951 |  Quo Vadis | 7.1 | 18,751 |
| 1948 | Three Daring Daughters | · | 675 |
| 1947 | Cass Timberlane | 6.4 | 1,276 |
| 1946 | The Green Years | 7.1 | 1,216 |
| 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue | 7.1 | 1,935 |
| 1945 | State Fair | 7.0 | 4,930 |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision | 7.3 | 2,803 |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl | 6.7 | 3,816 |
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk | 7.0 | 7,517 |
| 1939 |  The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 7.8 | 13,482 |
Better together?
Sonya Levien's regulars
- Frank BorzageWriter · 3 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.84
- George SidneyWriter · 3 films · 5.95 avg▼−0.74
- Frank CapraWriter · 2 films
- Irving CummingsWriter · 2 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.21
- Curtis BernhardtWriter · 2 films · 6.70 avg●−0.04
- Henry KingWriter · 2 films · 6.65 avg▼−0.08
- John FordWriter · 2 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.27
- Richard ThorpeWriter · 2 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.12
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Sonya Levien
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1956William Ludwig, Sonya Levien
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1934Paul Green, Sonya Levien
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.