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Writing · 1925 to 1990

Stanley Shapiro

Best rated: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (7.4)

Films
16
Avg rating
6.63
Peak run
1959’62
7+ run
2 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Stanley Shapiro, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1959 to 1962, 7.045678196019701980199020002010Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 7.4The Hustle 5.5Career avg 6.63

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

Stanley Shapiro's career barcodecoolhot
195316 films2019
Current formLast 5: 6.26 vs career 6.63 (−0.37)
  1. LMe, Natalie1969 · 6.5−0.1
  2. LFor Pete's Sake1974 · 6.2−0.4
  3. LCarbon Copy1981 · 5.7−0.9
  4. WDirty Rotten Scoundrels1988 · 7.4+0.8
  5. LThe Hustle2019 · 5.5−1.1
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Stanley by the numbers

Average
6.63
12 rated films
Vote weighted
6.65
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.62
rating spread
Career
67y
1953 to 2019
Total votes
243K
across every film
Best
7.4
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Worst
5.5
The Hustle
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
2019The Hustle posterThe Hustle5.574,952
1988Dirty Rotten Scoundrels posterDirty Rotten Scoundrels7.487,668
1981Carbon Copy5.73,819
1978The Seniors·535
1974For Pete's Sake6.22,925
1969Me, Natalie6.51,377
1968How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life·997
1965A Very Special Favor·650
1964Bedtime Story6.72,740
1962That Touch of Mink posterThat Touch of Mink6.611,863
1961Come September6.94,586
1961Lover Come Back7.19,843
1959Operation Petticoat posterOperation Petticoat7.217,877
1959Pillow Talk posterPillow Talk7.421,290
1958The Perfect Furlough6.31,348
1953South Sea Woman·916
Better together?

Stanley Shapiro's regulars

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

Takes

On Stanley Shapiro

4 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1963
    Stanley Shapiro, Nate Monaster
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1962
    Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1960
    Story by Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene; Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin
    Won
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1960
    Story by Paul King, Joseph Stone; Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin
    Nominated

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