Directing
Jonathan Demme
- Titles
- 94movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1971 to 2023, busiest in 2011 and 2015 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 55titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Stop Making Sense94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism6.7average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Crime4.7average 3.7
- Pop Culture3.2average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Psychological5.9average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
- Coming of Age2.2, average 2.9
- Wonder2.8, average 3.4
- Scare2.0, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 9
- Social Commentary 6
- Thought-Provoking 5
- Concert Film 3
- Contemporary Realism 3
- Jonathan Demme 2
- Quirky Characters 2
- Conspiracy 2
- Mystery 2
- Paranoia 2
- Exploitation Film 2
- Legal Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Tak FujimotoCinematographerPhiladelphia, The Silence of the Lambs, The Manchurian Candidate, Married to the Mob, Caged Heat, +7 more
Craig McKayEditorPhiladelphia, The Silence of the Lambs, The Manchurian Candidate, Married to the Mob, Something Wild, +3 more
Declan QuinnCinematographerRicki and the Flash, Rachel Getting Married, A Master Builder, Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids, Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains, +3 more- AAndy KeirEditorBeloved, Neil Young: Heart of Gold, Subway Stories, Storefront Hitchcock, Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
David ByrneActorStop Making Sense, Married to the Mob, Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter, Stop Making Sense: Deluxe Collector’s Edition
Scott GlennActorThe Silence of the Lambs, Fighting Mad, Angels Hard as They Come, Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary
Neil YoungActorNeil Young: Heart of Gold, Neil Young Trunk Show, Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions, Neil Young Journeys
Carol LittletonEditorThe Manchurian Candidate, The Truth About Charlie, Beloved, Swimming to Cambodia
Charles NapierActorPhiladelphia, Last Embrace, Citizens Band
John CaleComposerCaged Heat, Something Wild, Who Am I This Time?- JJoe ViolaDirectorSubway Stories, Angels Hard as They Come, The Hot Box
Rachel PortmanComposerThe Manchurian Candidate, The Truth About Charlie, Beloved
Movies and TV shows
452020s
1 title
Director, Writer
2010s
11 titles · average score 74
Director
57
Director
Director
Director
72
Director
Director, Producer
78
Producer, Director
Producer, Cinematography
Director of Photography, Producer
2000s
9 titles · average score 76
83
Director, Producer
78
Producer, Director
82
Writer, Producer
77
Director, Producer
83
Director, Producer
83
Cinematography, Director
54
Producer, Director
1990s
8 titles · average score 71
58
Producer, Director
78
Director
60
Executive Producer, Director
83
Producer, Director
62
Director
1980s
10 titles · average score 78
70
as Man in Elevator
Producer, Director
86
Director
75
Director, Producer
94
Writer, Sound Supervisor
67
Director
76
Director
77
Director
1970s
6 titles · average score 60
53
as Man on Train (uncredited)
75
Director
54
Director, Writer
70
Director
63
Director, Writer
45
Screenplay, Second Unit Director