Sidney Lumet

Sidney Lumet (June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his name. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and The Verdict (1982). He did not win an individual Academy Award, although he did receive an Academy Honorary Award and 14 of his films were nominated for various Oscars, such as Network, which was nominated for 10, winning 4.

Crew

All Directing Production Writing

12 Angry Men

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

8.5

9549 votes

Release Date

Apr 10, 1957

69 years ago
Dog Day Afternoon

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.8

3189 votes

Release Date

Sep 21, 1975

51 years ago
Serpico

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.5

2094 votes

Release Date

Dec 18, 1973

53 years ago
Network

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.8

1905 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 1976

50 years ago
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.1

1635 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 2007

18 years ago
Murder on the Orient Express

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.1

1516 votes

Release Date

Nov 22, 1974

52 years ago
The Verdict

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.4

686 votes

Release Date

Dec 08, 1982

43 years ago
Find Me Guilty

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.6

521 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 2006

20 years ago
Find Me Guilty

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.6

521 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 2006

20 years ago
Fail Safe

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

7.8

437 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 1964

62 years ago
Fail Safe

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.8

437 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 1964

62 years ago
Running on Empty

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.4

337 votes

Release Date

Sep 09, 1988

38 years ago
Deathtrap

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.6

287 votes

Release Date

Mar 19, 1982

44 years ago
The Wiz

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.0

276 votes

Release Date

Oct 24, 1978

48 years ago
Family Business

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.7

266 votes

Release Date

Dec 06, 1989

36 years ago
The Hill

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.5

239 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1965

61 years ago
Q & A

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.8

188 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 1990

36 years ago
Q & A

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.8

188 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 1990

36 years ago
Prince of the City

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

169 votes

Release Date

Aug 19, 1981

45 years ago
Prince of the City

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.0

169 votes

Release Date

Aug 19, 1981

45 years ago
The Pawnbroker

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.1

168 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 1965

61 years ago
The Anderson Tapes

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.1

167 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1971

55 years ago
The Offence

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.8

167 votes

Release Date

Jan 11, 1973

54 years ago
Guilty as Sin

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.6

141 votes

Release Date

Jun 04, 1993

33 years ago
Equus

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

141 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1977

49 years ago
Night Falls on Manhattan

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.3

133 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 1997

29 years ago
Night Falls on Manhattan

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.3

133 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 1997

29 years ago
In Her Skin

Department Production

Job Consulting Producer

Average Rating

6.0

129 votes

Release Date

Mar 14, 2009

17 years ago
The Morning After

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.9

127 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1986

39 years ago
Gloria

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.8

126 votes

Release Date

Jan 22, 1999

27 years ago
The Fugitive Kind

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.8

111 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 1960

66 years ago
A Stranger Among Us

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.5

98 votes

Release Date

Jul 17, 1992

34 years ago
The Deadly Affair

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.2

91 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1967

60 years ago
The Deadly Affair

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.2

91 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1967

60 years ago
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

72 votes

Release Date

Oct 09, 1962

64 years ago
Power

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.9

69 votes

Release Date

Jan 31, 1986

40 years ago
Child's Play

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.0

52 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 1972

54 years ago
Strip Search

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.2

45 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 2004

22 years ago
Beyond the Time Barrier

Department Production

Job Casting Director

Average Rating

6.0

44 votes

Release Date

Sep 08, 1960

66 years ago
Critical Care

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.4

41 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 1997

28 years ago
Critical Care

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.4

41 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 1997

28 years ago
Daniel

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.6

33 votes

Release Date

Aug 26, 1983

43 years ago
Daniel

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

6.6

33 votes

Release Date

Aug 26, 1983

43 years ago
Garbo Talks

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.2

32 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1984

42 years ago
The Group

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.6

29 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 1966

60 years ago
Stage Struck

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.9

15 votes

Release Date

Apr 22, 1958

68 years ago
Just Tell Me What You Want

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.3

15 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 1980

46 years ago
Just Tell Me What You Want

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.3

15 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 1980

46 years ago
That Kind of Woman

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.9

13 votes

Release Date

Sep 11, 1959

67 years ago
The Appointment

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.5

12 votes

Release Date

May 22, 1969

57 years ago
A View from the Bridge

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.1

12 votes

Release Date

Jan 19, 1962

65 years ago
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.1

11 votes

Release Date

Mar 24, 1970

56 years ago
Bye Bye Braverman

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.7

10 votes

Release Date

Feb 21, 1968

58 years ago
The Sea Gull

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.2

10 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1968

58 years ago
Bye Bye Braverman

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.7

10 votes

Release Date

Feb 21, 1968

58 years ago
The Sea Gull

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.2

10 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1968

58 years ago
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.2

8 votes

Release Date

Jan 14, 1970

57 years ago
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.2

8 votes

Release Date

Jan 14, 1970

57 years ago
Lovin' Molly

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.1

7 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 1974

52 years ago
The Iceman Cometh

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.1

7 votes

Release Date

Nov 14, 1960

66 years ago
Tragedy in a Temporary Town

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.2

4 votes

Release Date

Feb 19, 1956

71 years ago
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.0

3 votes

Release Date

Apr 15, 1958

68 years ago
The Challenge

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1955

72 years ago
Play of the Week: Rashomon

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 1960

66 years ago
Mr. Broadway

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 11, 1957

69 years ago
Rachel, When the Lord

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 2004

21 years ago
All the King's Men

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 14, 1958

68 years ago
John Brown's Raid

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 1960

66 years ago
Mr. Broadway

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 11, 1957

69 years ago
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 09, 1958

69 years ago
The Dybbuk

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 03, 1960

66 years ago
The Hiding Place

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 22, 1960

67 years ago

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