Writing · 1931 to 2018

William Goldman

Best rated: The Princess Bride (8.0)

Films: 27
Avg rating: 6.79
Peak run: 1973’76
7+ run: 3 films

Films: 27
Avg rating: 6.79
Peak run: 1973’76
7+ run: 3 films

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The career

William Goldman, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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196327 films2015

Current formLast 5: 6.24 vs career 6.79 (−0.55)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

William by the numbers

Average

6.79

26 rated films

Vote weighted

6.86

bigger films count more

Median

6.8

half are better

Consistency

±0.77

rating spread

Career

53y

1963 to 2015

Total votes

2.1M

across every film

Best

8.0

The Princess Bride

Worst

5.6

Dreamcatcher

Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography

1970	The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'	Self and narrated by	·	319

Better together?

William Goldman's regulars

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

Takes

On William Goldman

2 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1977
William Goldman
Won
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1970
William Goldman
Won

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