Curtis Hanson
Audiences rate Curtis Hanson’s films higher than 75% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking
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The ThumbScore for Curtis Hanson (74.8%) is the average audience approval rating across 12 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Curtis's films are well-received by everyday viewers.
Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Reno, Nevada, Hanson grew up in Los Angeles. After dropping out of high school, Hanson worked as photographer and editor for Cinema magazine. In the 1970s, Hanson participated as a writer for the horror film The Dunwich Horror (1970) and made his directorial debut the B-Movie Sweet Kill (1973), where he lacked creative control to fulfill his vision.
While Hanson continued directing, he rose to prominence screenwriting critically acclaimed films such as The Silent Partner (1978), White Dog (1982), and Never Cry Wolf (1983). After working on projects that kept him unsatisfied, he decided that he should write and direct thriller films based on the success of The Silent Partner. Hence, he followed up with The Bedroom Window (1987) where his writing and directing finally came to merge. By this point, his body of work made an impression on screenwriter David Koepp, who was convinced that he could handle the directorial duties for his script, which led to Bad Influence (1990). Finally he directed The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), which was both a critical and commercial success.
Over his career he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as well as nominations for the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Hanson became one of the five directors (alongside Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, David Fincher, and Barry Jenkins) to ever sweep "The Big Four" critics awards (LAFCA, NBR, NYFCC, NSFC).
Born 1945-03-24 in Reno, Nevada, USA. Died 2016-09-20.
On ThumbScore, Curtis Hanson appears in 12 films with an average audience score of 74.8%, most frequently in the Drama genre.
