Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson

Directing
Born 1942-04-06 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 105 credits Academy Awards 1 Primetime Emmy Awards 1 Directors Guild of America 1 Writers Guild of America 1 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement 1 Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize 1 Golden Bear 1

Awards

Won 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 won · 5 nominated

  • 1992 Best Director Nominated Bugsy
  • 1992 Best Picture Nominated Bugsy
  • 1991 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated Avalon
  • 1989 Best Director Won Rain Man
  • 1983 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated Diner
  • 1980 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated ...And Justice for All

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won

Directors Guild of America 1 won

  • — Award Won

Writers Guild of America 1 won

  • — Award Won

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement 1 won

  • 2010 Screenwriting Achievement Won

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize 1 won

  • 1998 Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize Won Wag the Dog

Golden Bear 1 won

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Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). His other best-known works are Diner (1982), The Natural (1984), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bugsy (1991), and Wag the Dog (1997). In 2021, he co-executive produced the Hulu miniseries Dopesick and directed the first two episodes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Levinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography — top 60 of 105
Directing 32 credits
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · ★ 8.1 · Director, Producer, Barry Levinson
30 for 30
30 for 30
2009 · Director
Sleepers
Sleepers
1996 · ★ 7.6 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Rain Man
Rain Man
1988 · ★ 7.8 · Director
Dopesick
Dopesick
2021 · ★ 8.0 · Director, Executive Producer
Shades of Blue
Shades of Blue
2016 · ★ 7.2 · Director
The Survivor
The Survivor
2022 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Producer
The Beat
The Beat
2000 · Director, Executive Producer
Sphere
Sphere
1998 · ★ 6.1 · Director, Producer
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987 · ★ 7.3 · Director
The Alto Knights
The Alto Knights
2025 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Producer
The Natural
The Natural
1984 · ★ 6.9 · Director
Disclosure
Disclosure
1994 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Producer
The Jury
The Jury
2004 · Creator, Director, Story
The Calling
The Calling
2022 · Director, Executive Producer
Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog
1997 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Producer, Man at a Movie Studio (uncredited)
Bandits
Bandits
2001 · ★ 6.3 · Director, Producer
Toys
Toys
1992 · ★ 5.3 · Director, Writer, Producer
Bugsy
Bugsy
1991 · ★ 6.3 · Director, Producer
The Wizard of Lies
The Wizard of Lies
2017 · ★ 6.6 · Director, Executive Producer
Man of the Year
Man of the Year
2006 · ★ 5.9 · Director, Writer
Young Sherlock Holmes
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985 · ★ 6.8 · Director
What Just Happened
What Just Happened
2008 · ★ 5.4 · Director, Producer
The Bay
The Bay
2012 · ★ 5.8 · Director, Producer
Envy
Envy
2004 · ★ 4.9 · Director, Producer
Tin Men
Tin Men
1987 · ★ 6.3 · Director, Writer
The Humbling
The Humbling
2014 · ★ 5.1 · Director, Producer
Avalon
Avalon
1990 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Writer, Producer
Rock the Kasbah
Rock the Kasbah
2015 · ★ 5.4 · Director
Diner
Diner
1982 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Writer
Paterno
Paterno
2018 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Executive Producer
You Don't Know Jack
You Don't Know Jack
2010 · ★ 7.0 · Director, Executive Producer
Producing 32 credits
Oz
Oz
1997 · ★ 8.0 · Executive Producer
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · ★ 8.1 · Director, Producer, Barry Levinson
Sleepers
Sleepers
1996 · ★ 7.6 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
City on a Hill
City on a Hill
2019 · ★ 7.2 · Executive Producer
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco
1997 · ★ 7.5 · Producer
Dopesick
Dopesick
2021 · ★ 8.0 · Director, Executive Producer
Borgia
Borgia
2011 · ★ 7.3 · Producer
Monsieur Spade
Monsieur Spade
2024 · ★ 6.2 · Executive Producer
The Survivor
The Survivor
2022 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Producer
Analyze That
Analyze That
2002 · ★ 5.8 · Executive Producer
The Beat
The Beat
2000 · Director, Executive Producer
Sphere
Sphere
1998 · ★ 6.1 · Director, Producer
The Alto Knights
The Alto Knights
2025 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Producer
Disclosure
Disclosure
1994 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Producer
The Jury
The Jury
2004 · Creator, Director, Story
Copper
Copper
2012 · ★ 6.1 · Producer
The Calling
The Calling
2022 · Director, Executive Producer
A Little Princess
A Little Princess
1995 · ★ 7.6 · Executive Producer
Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog
1997 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Producer, Man at a Movie Studio (uncredited)
Bandits
Bandits
2001 · ★ 6.3 · Director, Producer
Toys
Toys
1992 · ★ 5.3 · Director, Writer, Producer
Bugsy
Bugsy
1991 · ★ 6.3 · Director, Producer
The Wizard of Lies
The Wizard of Lies
2017 · ★ 6.6 · Director, Executive Producer
What Just Happened
What Just Happened
2008 · ★ 5.4 · Director, Producer
The Bay
The Bay
2012 · ★ 5.8 · Director, Producer
Home Fries
Home Fries
1998 · ★ 5.1 · Producer
The Bedford Diaries
The Bedford Diaries
2006 · Executive Producer
Envy
Envy
2004 · ★ 4.9 · Director, Producer
The Humbling
The Humbling
2014 · ★ 5.1 · Director, Producer
Avalon
Avalon
1990 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Writer, Producer
Paterno
Paterno
2018 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Executive Producer
You Don't Know Jack
You Don't Know Jack
2010 · ★ 7.0 · Director, Executive Producer
Acting 15 credits
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · ★ 7.7 · Barry Levinson
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · ★ 8.1 · Director, Producer, Barry Levinson
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
1974 · Self
Euphoria: A Look Back
Euphoria: A Look Back
2026 · Self
Bee Movie
Bee Movie
2007 · ★ 6.1 · Martin Benson (voice)
Legends
Legends
2006 · Self
Ennio
Ennio
2022 · ★ 8.3 · Self
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026 · Self - Co-Writer, Silent Movie
Quiz Show
Quiz Show
1994 · ★ 7.3 · Dave Garroway
Tootsie
Tootsie
1982 · ★ 7.2 · Additional Writing
Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog
1997 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Producer, Man at a Movie Studio (uncredited)
High Anxiety
High Anxiety
1977 · ★ 6.4 · Writer, Dennis - Bellboy
Silent Movie
Silent Movie
1976 · ★ 6.5 · Screenplay, Executive
Here Today
Here Today
2021 · ★ 7.0 · Self
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I
1981 · ★ 6.8 · Column Salesman - The Roman Empire
Writing 12 credits
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Teleplay
Sleepers
Sleepers
1996 · ★ 7.6 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Jury
The Jury
2004 · Creator, Director, Story
Toys
Toys
1992 · ★ 5.3 · Director, Writer, Producer
High Anxiety
High Anxiety
1977 · ★ 6.4 · Writer, Dennis - Bellboy
Man of the Year
Man of the Year
2006 · ★ 5.9 · Director, Writer
Silent Movie
Silent Movie
1976 · ★ 6.5 · Screenplay, Executive
...And Justice for All
...And Justice for All
1979 · ★ 7.1 · Writer
The Philanthropist
The Philanthropist
2009 · Writer
Tin Men
Tin Men
1987 · ★ 6.3 · Director, Writer
Avalon
Avalon
1990 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Writer, Producer
Diner
Diner
1982 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Writer
Other credits 2 credits
Megalopolis
Megalopolis
2024 · ★ 5.2 · Thanks
Malcolm & Marie
Malcolm & Marie
2021 · ★ 7.0 · Thanks
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