David Mamet
American playwright, filmmaker and author (born 1947)
2.04body-of-work score · ranked #518 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- November 30, 1947 · Chicago
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- screenwriter, film director, playwright, film producer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1987 · United States · film-noir, crime
Ebert's annual top 10 1987 #1 · Siskel's annual top 10 1987 #3 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
1.588 citations - 20.161 citation
- 30.151 citation
- 40.141 citation
Complete filmography
All 15 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1987House of Games
- 1988Things Change
- 1991Homicide
- 1994Oleanna
- 1996Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
- 1997The Spanish Prisoner
- 1999The Winslow Boy
- 2000State and Main
- 2001Heist
- 2004Spartan
- 2008Redbelt
- 2010Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
- 2013Phil Spector
- 2025Henry Johnson
- —Speed-the-Plow