Philip Kaufman

Writer and director. Born 23 October 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Titles on Fi1m3 directing · 5 writing

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 5 titles

BAFTA1 won

Born

23 October 1936, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Active

1976–present

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

71Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Philip’s work 2 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 602

Of 5 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $2.4bn across 5 films with figures
BAFTA Film Awards: 1 BAFTA1 won
Active: 1976–present

Genres

Action5
Adventure5

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestRaiders of the Lost Ark1981

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull poster

55WorstIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2008

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21960s

51970s

51980s

31990s

42000s

12010s

22020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1989Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · The Unbearable Lightness of Being

BAFTA Film Awards1 won

Won1989Best Adapted Screenplay · The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Other awards2 won

Won1990Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Won1982Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.