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Norman Jewison

Canadian film director, producer and actor (1926–2024)

7.42body-of-work score · ranked #135 of 2631 directors · 8 films in our library

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

Born
July 21, 1926 · Toronto
Died
January 20, 2024 · Los Angeles
Nationality
Canada
Work
film director, film producer, actor, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Norman Jewison
Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada · CC BY 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
    In the Heat of the NightMust-See #140

    1967 · United States · crime, drama, mystery

    Oscar Best Picture winner 1967 · AFI 100 (2007) #75 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1967 #8

    3.129 citations
  2. 2
    Moonstruck

    1987 · United States · comedy, romance

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1987 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1988 #10 · Ebert's annual top 10 1987 #5

    1.396 citations
  3. 3
    Fiddler on the Roof

    1971 · United States · comedy, drama, musical

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1971 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1971 #6

    0.812 citations
  4. 4
    Other People's Money

    1991 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    César Best Film winner 1979

    0.751 citation
  5. 5
    The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming

    1966 · United States · comedy

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1966

    0.451 citation
  6. 6
    A Soldier's Story

    1984 · United States · mystery, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1984

    0.451 citation
  7. 7
    Jesus Christ Superstar

    1973 · United States / Australia · musical, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1974 #7

    0.331 citation
  8. 8
    The Thomas Crown Affair

    1968 · United States · crime, drama, romance

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 26 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.