David Mamet in numbers
The arc
Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.
Fi1m against the critics
77Fi1m
69Critics
We rate David’s work 8 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.
The spread
Of 7 reviewed titles as writer.
In numbers
- Reviewed
- 6 films, 1 series
- Screen time
- 12 hours of reviewed films
- Box office
- $628m across 6 films with figures
- Academy Awards
- 2 Oscar nominations
- Active
- 1981–present
Genres
- Crime5
- Drama5
- Thriller3
- Action1
- Comedy1
- History1
Best and worst on Fi1m
Credits by decade
Everything credited, reviewed or not.
131980s
201990s
102000s
82010s
52020s
Directors most worked with
Co-stars most worked with
Producers most worked with
Awards
Academy Awards2 nominated
- Nominated1998Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · Wag the Dog
- Nominated1983Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · The Verdict
Other awards2 won · 1 nominated
- Won2006Carl Sandburg Literary Award: Carl Sandburg Literary Award
- Nominated1995Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Pulitzer Prize for Drama · The Cryptogram
- Won1984Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Pulitzer Prize for Drama · Glengarry Glen Ross
Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.