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Tim Burton

Best rated: Big Fish (7.9)

Films
20
Avg rating
6.97
Peak run
1988’94
7+ run
6 films
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Tim Burton, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1988 to 1994, 7.52567819851990199520002005201020152020Big Fish 7.9Planet of the Apes 5.7Career avg 6.97

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

Tim Burton's career barcodecoolhot
198520 films2024
Current formLast 5: 6.66 vs career 6.97 (−0.31)
  1. LFrankenweenie2012 · 6.9−0.1
  2. LBig Eyes2014 · 6.9−0.1
  3. LMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children2016 · 6.7−0.3
  4. LDumbo2019 · 6.2−0.8
  5. LBeetlejuice Beetlejuice2024 · 6.6−0.4
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Tim by the numbers

Average
6.97
20 rated films
Vote weighted
6.97
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
40y
1985 to 2024
Total votes
6.25M
across every film
Best
7.9
Big Fish
Worst
5.7
Planet of the Apes
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2024Beetlejuice Beetlejuice posterBeetlejuice Beetlejuice6.6180K
2019Dumbo posterDumbo6.289,444
2016Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children posterMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children6.7211K
2014Big Eyes posterBig Eyes6.9105K
2012Dark Shadows posterDark Shadows6.2297K
2012Frankenweenie posterFrankenweenie6.9128K
2010Alice in Wonderland posterAlice in Wonderland6.4473K
2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street posterSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street7.3410K
2005Corpse Bride posterCorpse Bride7.4333K
2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory posterCharlie and the Chocolate Factory6.7580K
2003Big Fish posterBig Fish7.9481K
2001Planet of the Apes posterPlanet of the Apes5.7243K
1999Sleepy Hollow posterSleepy Hollow7.3417K
1996Mars Attacks! posterMars Attacks!6.4262K
1994Ed Wood posterEd Wood7.8191K
1992Batman Returns posterBatman Returns7.1354K
1990Edward Scissorhands posterEdward Scissorhands7.8571K
1989Batman posterBatman7.5437K
1988Beetlejuice posterBeetlejuice7.4423K
1985Pee-wee's Big Adventure posterPee-wee's Big Adventure7.164,224
Better together?

Tim Burton's regulars

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

Takes

On Tim Burton

2 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Animated Feature · Academy Awards 2013
    Tim Burton
    Nominated
  • Best Animated Feature · Academy Awards 2006
    Mike Johnson and Tim Burton
    Nominated

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