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Mike Nichols

American director and comedian (1931–2014)

9.13body-of-work score · ranked #100 of 2631 directors · 10 films in our library

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

Born
November 6, 1931 · Berlin
Died
November 19, 2014 · New York City
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, film producer, actor, theatre director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Mike Nichols
McManus - ebay · Public domain

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
    The GraduateMust-See #64

    1967 · United States · comedy, drama, romance

    BAFTA Best Film winner 1969 · AFI 100 (1998) #7 · AFI 100 (2007) #17

    3.9211 citations
  2. 2
    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Must-See #231

    1966 · United States · drama

    BAFTA Best Film winner 1967 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1966 · AFI 100 (2007) #67

    2.547 citations
  3. 3
    Working Girl

    1988 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1988 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Siskel's annual top 10 1988 #9

    0.773 citations
  4. 4
    Carnal Knowledge

    1971 · United States · comedy, drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Ebert's annual top 10 1971 #7 · Criterion Collection spine #1270

    0.503 citations
  5. 5
    Silkwood

    1983 · United States · biography, drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Siskel's annual top 10 1983 #7 · Ebert's annual top 10 1983 #8

    0.493 citations
  6. 6
    Catch-22

    1970 · United States · comedy, drama, war

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.282 citations
  7. 7
    Biloxi Blues

    1988 · United States · war, comedy, drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation
  8. 8
    The Day of the Dolphin

    1973 · United States · sci-fi, action, drama

    Siskel's annual top 10 1973 #7

    0.171 citation
  9. 9
    Wit

    2001 · United States · drama

    Ebert's annual top 10 2001 #8

    0.161 citation
  10. 10
    Primary Colors

    1998 · United States · biography, drama, comedy

    Ebert's annual top 10 1998 #10

    0.141 citation

Complete filmography

All 21 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.