Jonathan Demme

32 films directed 3 Awards 1 Nominations

Biography

Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time.

Most directed genres

Recurring actors

Awards and nominations

1992 Academy Award for Best Director
1992 Academy Award for Best Director Nominated
1991 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
— National Board of Review Award for Best Film

The career in numbers

US$ 254 mi Total budget from 11 film(s) with data
US$ 702 mi Total box office from 12 film(s) with data
US$ 23 mi Average budget from 11 film(s) with data
US$ 59 mi Average box office from 12 film(s) with data
6.4 Average rating from 15 film(s) with data
2.8× Return on investment from 9 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids	2016	—	—	7.4
Ricki and the Flash	2015	US$ 18 mi	US$ 41 mi	5.8
Another Telepathic Thing	2015	—	—	—
A Master Builder	2014	—	—	5.8
Neil Young Journeys	2012	—	—	7.1
Neil Young Trunk Show	2009	—	—	6.2
Rachel Getting Married	2008	US$ 12 mi	US$ 17 mi	6.3
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains	2007	—	US$ 108,282	6.5
Neil Young: Heart of Gold	2006	—	US$ 2 mi	7.5
The Manchurian Candidate	2004	US$ 80 mi	US$ 96 mi	6.5
The Agronomist	2004	—	—	6.2
The Truth About Charlie	2002	—	—	4.9
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000	2001	—	—	6.2
Beloved	1998	US$ 80 mi	US$ 23 mi	5.8
Storefront Hitchcock	1998	—	—	6.6
Subway Stories	1997	—	—	5.6
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions	1995	—	—	6.0
Philadelphia	1993	US$ 26 mi	US$ 207 mi	7.7
The Silence of the Lambs	1991	US$ 19 mi	US$ 273 mi	8.3
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter	1990	—	—	—
Married to the Mob	1988	US$ 10 mi	US$ 21 mi	6.0
Swimming to Cambodia	1987	—	—	7.0
Something Wild	1986	US$ 7 mi	US$ 8 mi	6.6
Stop Making Sense	1984	US$ 1 mi	US$ 12 mi	8.3
Swing Shift	1984	—	—	5.6
Who Am I This Time?	1982	—	—	7.5
Melvin and Howard	1980	—	—	6.5
Last Embrace	1979	—	—	5.4
Citizens Band	1977	—	US$ 815,174	5.0
Fighting Mad	1976	US$ 600,000	—	4.6
Crazy Mama	1975	—	—	5.6
Caged Heat	1974	US$ 180,000	—	5.2

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