Directing
Sydney Pollack
- Titles
- 132movies36TV shows
- Career
Active from 1958 to 2018, with a break from 2008 to 2017, busiest in 1961 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 34titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Amazing Grace87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 83 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.7
- Historical4.2average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Romance4.9average 3.8
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.7
- Violence3.2, average 4.2
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
- Physical Comedy1.5, average 2.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Psychological Drama 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Character-Driven Narrative 4
- Ethical Dilemmas 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Character-Driven Drama 2
- Iconic Performances 2
- Existential Themes 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dave GrusinComposerThe Firm, The Electric Horseman, Three Days of the Condor, Random Hearts, Tootsie, +4 more
Robert RedfordActorOut of Africa, The Electric Horseman, The Way We Were, Three Days of the Condor, Jeremiah Johnson, +3 more- FFredric SteinkampEditorThe Firm, Out of Africa, Sabrina, Tootsie, The Yakuza, +3 more
- WWilliam SteinkampEditorThe Interpreter, The Firm, Out of Africa, Random Hearts, Tootsie, +1 more
David RayfielWriterThe Firm, Three Days of the Condor, Sabrina, Castle Keep, Havana
Owen RoizmanCinematographerThe Electric Horseman, Three Days of the Condor, Tootsie, Absence of Malice, Havana
Dabney ColemanActorTootsie, The Scalphunters, This Property Is Condemned, The Slender Thread- KKurt LuedtkeWriterOut of Africa, Random Hearts, Absence of Malice
- DDuke CallaghanCinematographerJeremiah Johnson, The Yakuza, The Scalphunters
- TThomas StanfordEditorJeremiah Johnson, The Yakuza, The Slender Thread
Richard SchickelWriterCharlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin, The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller, The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks- SSheldon KahnEditorOut of Africa, The Electric Horseman, Absence of Malice
Movies and TV shows
922010s
3 titles · average score 78
2000s
26 titles · average score 63
Producer
as Marty Bach
Director of Photography, Executive Producer
as Jay Pettigrew (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice)
TV show · as Sydney Pollack
Producer
as Stephen Delano
as Narrator (voice)
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1990s
30 titles · average score 67
as Victor Ziegler
as Carl Broman
Executive Producer
TV show · as Warren Feldman
Producer
Producer, Director
Executive Producer
Director, Producer
TV show · as Holden Thorpe (voice)
as Jack
Director, Producer
Producer
1980s
9 titles · average score 63
Executive Producer
Producer
Thanks
Producer, Director
Producer
as George Fields
Director, Producer
Executive Producer
1970s
7 titles · average score 65
as Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited)
Director, Producer
Director, Producer
Director, Producer
Director
as Narrator (voice)
Director
1960s
9 titles · average score 64
Director
Director
Co-Director
Director
as Sgt. Owen Van Horn
Dialect Coach
TV show · as Bert Masters / Austin Rogers
1950s
8 titles · average score 80
TV show · as Arthur Willis
TV show · as Harry
Dialogue Coach
as Andres
as Capt. Stein
TV show · as Joe Culp
TV show · as Andres
TV show · as Bernie Samuelson