Jonathan Demme Best movies by director

Jonathan Demme

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 later directed the acclaimed films Philadelphia (1993) and Rachel Getting Married (2008). On April 26, 2017, Demme died at the age of 73 in Manhattan due to complications from esophageal cancer and heart disease. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Demme, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

22 movies

The Silence of the Lambs

9.36
1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

7.56
2. Philadelphia (1993)

Stop Making Sense

7.38
3. Stop Making Sense (1984)

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

6.90
4. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)

6.88
5. Citizen's Band (1977)

Melvin and Howard

6.78
6. Melvin and Howard (1980)

Swimming to Cambodia

6.73
7. Swimming to Cambodia (1987)

6.59
8. Something Wild (1986)

6.56
9. The Agronomist (2003)

The Manchurian Candidate

6.46
10. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

Rachel Getting Married

6.27
11. Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Married to the Mob

6.02
12. Married to the Mob (1988)

Man from Plains

5.92
13. Man from Plains (2007)

Ricki and the Flash

5.84
14. Ricki and the Flash (2015)

5.75
15. Last Embrace (1979)

A Master Builder

5.60
16. A Master Builder (2013)

5.43
17. Swing Shift (1984)

5.26
18. Crazy Mama (1975)

5.18
19. Beloved (1998)

5.15
20. Fighting Mad (1976)