Directing · Writing · 1928 to 1991
Tony Richardson
Best rated: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (7.5)
- Films
- 20
- Avg rating
- 6.59
- Peak run
- 1959’63
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 1
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 director, films with 1,000+ votes
Tony by the numbers
Average
6.59
14 rated films
Vote weighted
6.60
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.65
rating spread
Career
36y
1959 to 1994
Total votes
87.7K
across every film
Best
7.5
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Worst
5.8
The Hotel New Hampshire
Newest first
Filmography
| 1994 | Blue Sky | 6.4 | 9,153 |
| 1984 | The Hotel New Hampshire | 5.8 | 9,883 |
| 1982 | The Border | 6.4 | 7,735 |
| 1977 | Joseph Andrews | · | 739 |
| 1975 | Mahogany | 6.2 | 2,627 |
| 1974 | Dead Cert | · | 257 |
| 1973 | A Delicate Balance | 6.5 | 1,079 |
| 1970 | Ned Kelly | 5.1 | 1,590 |
| 1969 | Hamlet | · | 980 |
| 1969 | Laughter in the Dark | · | 283 |
| 1968 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | 6.6 | 4,415 |
| 1967 | The Sailor from Gibraltar | · | 473 |
| 1966 | Mademoiselle | 7.1 | 1,960 |
| 1965 | The Loved One | 6.9 | 4,319 |
| 1963 |  Tom Jones | 6.3 | 15,562 |
| 1962 |  The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | 7.5 | 10,131 |
| 1961 | Sanctuary | · | 406 |
| 1961 | A Taste of Honey | 7.4 | 7,083 |
| 1960 | The Entertainer | 7.1 | 4,211 |
| 1959 | Look Back in Anger | 7.0 | 4,850 |
Better together?
Tony Richardson's regulars
- John AddisonComposer · 8 films · 6.97 avg
- David WatkinCinematographer · 6 films · 6.44 avg
- John OsborneWriter · 4 films · 6.75 avg●+0.02
- Walter LassallyCinematographer · 3 films · 7.07 avg
- Nicol WilliamsonDirector and actor · 2 films
- Mark DignamDirector and actor · 2 films
- Antoine DuhamelComposer · 2 films · 7.10 avg
- Jeanne MoreauDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.32
- Nigel KnealeWriter · 2 films · 7.05 avg▲+0.49
- Oswald MorrisCinematographer · 2 films · 7.05 avg
- Christopher IsherwoodWriter · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.09
- Vanessa RedgraveDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.60 avg●+0.04
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Tony Richardson
2 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Picture · Academy Awards 1964Tony Richardson, Producer
- WonBest Director · Academy Awards 1964Tony Richardson
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