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David Lean Movies Ranked: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDB
David Lean directed 14 films in our catalog, from 1944 to 1984. Top of the list is Lawrence of Arabia ('1962), at 8.3 on IMDb. The average IMDb score across this list is 7.5. Biggest split between audiences and critics: Lawrence of Arabia, 8.3 on IMDb against 100 on Metacritic.
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| # | Movie | Genre | IMDb | Tomato | Meta | TMDB | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence of Arabia '1962 | War | 8.3 | 93% | 100 | 8.0 | David Lean |
| 2 | The Bridge on the River Kwai '1957 | Drama / War | 8.1 | 96% | 88 | 7.8 | David Lean |
| 3 | Brief Encounter '1945 | Drama / Romance | 8.0 | 95% | 92 | 7.7 | David Lean |
| 4 | Doctor Zhivago '1965 | Drama / Romance / War | 7.9 | 82% | 69 | 7.6 | David Lean |
| 5 | Great Expectations '1946 | Drama / Romance | 7.8 | 100% | 90 | 7.3 | David Lean |
| 6 | Oliver Twist '1948 | Drama | 7.8 | 100% | 84 | 7.6 | David Lean |
| 7 | Hobson's Choice '1954 | Comedy / Drama / Romance | 7.7 | 91% | - | 7.4 | David Lean |
| 8 | Ryan's Daughter '1970 | Romance / Drama | 7.4 | 47% | - | 7.1 | David Lean |
| 9 | The Passionate Friends '1949 | Drama / Romance | 7.2 | 75% | - | 6.9 | David Lean |
| 10 | This Happy Breed '1944 | Drama | 7.3 | 100% | - | 7.1 | David Lean |
| 11 | The Sound Barrier '1952 | Drama / Romance / War | 6.7 | 80% | - | 6.5 | David Lean |
| 12 | Summertime '1955 | Drama / Romance | 7.1 | 92% | - | 6.7 | David Lean |
| 13 | Blithe Spirit '1945 | Comedy / Fantasy | 7.0 | 78% | - | 6.9 | David Lean |
| 14 | A Passage to India '1984 | Drama | 7.3 | 77% | 78 | 6.8 | David Lean |
Our catalog covers roughly the 8,800 most-rated films on TMDB, so lesser-known titles may be missing. Order uses a confidence-weighted IMDb score so a perfect score from a handful of votes does not beat a well-established classic; the scores shown are the raw ones.