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Acting · Directing · 1934 to 2008

Sydney Pollack

Best rated: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (7.8)

Films
21
Avg rating
6.85
Peak run
1969’75
Oscar wins
1 of 3
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The career

Sydney Pollack, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1969 to 1975, 7.40567819701980199020002010They Shoot Horses, Don't … 7.8Random Hearts 5.4Career avg 6.85

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

Sydney Pollack's career barcodecoolhot
196521 films2018
Current formLast 5: 6.52 vs career 6.85 (−0.33)
  1. WThe Firm1993 · 6.90.0
  2. LSabrina1995 · 6.4−0.5
  3. LRandom Hearts1999 · 5.4−1.5
  4. LThe Interpreter2005 · 6.4−0.5
  5. WAmazing Grace2018 · 7.5+0.6
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Sydney by the numbers

Average
6.85
21 rated films
Vote weighted
6.87
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.64
rating spread
Career
54y
1965 to 2018
Total votes
833K
across every film
Best
7.8
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Worst
5.4
Random Hearts
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2007Michael Clayton posterMichael ClaytonMarty Bach7.2185K
2006Orchestra SeatsBrian Sobinsky6.74,634
2003Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles ChaplinNarrated By7.91,468
2002Changing Lanes posterChanging LanesStephen Delano6.577,597
1999Eyes Wide Shut posterEyes Wide ShutVictor Ziegler7.5441K
1999Random Hearts posterRandom HeartsCarl Broman5.425,550
1992Husbands and Wives posterHusbands and WivesJack7.533,261
1982Tootsie posterTootsieGeorge Fields7.4124K
1962War HuntSgt. Owen Van Horn6.31,437
Better together?

Sydney Pollack's regulars

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

Takes

On Sydney Pollack

7 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2009
    Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2008
    Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox and Kerry Orent, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1986
    Sydney Pollack
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1986
    Sydney Pollack, Producer
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1983
    Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1983
    Sydney Pollack
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1970
    Sydney Pollack
    Nominated

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