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James L. Brooks

American director, writer, and producer (born 1940)

5.29body-of-work score · ranked #193 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
May 9, 1940 · Brooklyn
Nationality
United States
Work
screenwriter, film producer, film director, writer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of James L. Brooks
Tim from Keene, NH, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

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. 1
    Terms of EndearmentMust-See #199

    1983 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    Oscar Best Picture winner 1983 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1984 #4 · Ebert's annual top 10 1983 #2

    2.735 citations
  2. 2
    Broadcast News

    1987 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1987 · National Film Registry (inducted 2018) · Siskel's annual top 10 1987 #5

    1.517 citations
  3. 3
    As Good as It Gets

    1997 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1997 · Empire 500 (2008) #140 · Siskel's annual top 10 1997 #10

    0.934 citations
  4. 4
    I'll Do Anything

    1994 · United States · comedy, drama

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 7 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.