Sidney Lumet

Director. Born 25 June 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 9 April 2011.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 4 titles

Oscar1 won · 5 nominated

Born

25 June 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

9 April 2011

Active

1957–1982

Frequently works with

Al Pacino, Martin Bregman

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

88Fi1m

80Critics

We rate Sidney’s work 7 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $139m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 5 nominated
Active: 1957–1982

Genres

Drama4
Crime1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91Best12 Angry Men1957

84WorstThe Verdict1982

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21930s

31940s

281950s

171960s

121970s

101980s

61990s

72000s

Co-stars most worked with

Al Pacino2 titles

Producers most worked with

Martin Bregman2 titles