Lee Daniels

American director, producer, and screenwriter

2.29body-of-work score · ranked #463 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library

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

Born: December 24, 1959 · Philadelphia
Nationality: United States
Work: film director, film producer, screenwriter, film actor
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

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.

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PreciousPrecious: Based on the Novel "Push" by SapphireMust-See #285
2009 · United States · drama
Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner 2009 · TIFF People's Choice winner 2009 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 2009
2.295 citations

Complete filmography

All 6 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

2005Shadowboxer
2009Precious
2012The Paperboy
2013The Butler
2021The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2024The Deliverance