Writers
The screenwriters whose movies have the most votes on IMDb. Writing the book or the characters a movie is based on doesn't count.
Christopher Nolan
Hot and cold
First 5 7.9+0.2Latest 5 8.1
Quentin Tarantino
Shaken, not stirred
First 5 7.8+0.1Latest 5 7.9
David S. Goyer
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
First 5 6.2+0.6Latest 5 6.8
George Lucas
The early years were better
First 5 7.9−1.3Latest 5 6.6
Fran Walsh
Fizzled out
First 5 7.4−0.3Latest 5 7.1
Philippa Boyens
Not what it used to be
First 4 8.5−1.2Latest 4 7.3
James Cameron
Peaked in the '90s
First 5 6.9+0.3Latest 5 7.2
Christopher Markus
Up, up and away
First 5 6.6+0.8Latest 5 7.4
Stephen McFeely
Getting better with age
First 5 6.6+0.8Latest 5 7.4
Peter Jackson
Best in the '00s
First 5 6.9+0.6Latest 5 7.5
David Koepp
All over the map
First 5 6.7−0.5Latest 5 6.2
Terry Rossio
Peaked in the '00s
First 5 6.5−0.1Latest 5 6.4
Pete Docter
Peaked with WALL·E
First 3 8.1±0.0Latest 3 8.1
Andrew Stanton
What a rollercoaster
First 5 8.0−0.6Latest 5 7.4
Steve Kloves
Getting too old for this
First 5 7.5−0.2Latest 5 7.3
Ethan Coen
Glory days
First 5 7.5−1.5Latest 5 6.0
Luc Besson
Lost the touch
First 5 7.5−1.5Latest 5 6.0
Joel Coen
Best in the '90s
First 5 7.5−0.7Latest 5 6.8
Ted Elliott
From the sublime to the ridiculous
First 5 6.5+0.3Latest 5 6.8
Eric Roth
There can be only one
First 5 7.2+0.1Latest 5 7.3
Guillermo del Toro
Hit and miss
First 5 6.7±0.0Latest 5 6.7
Lana Wachowski
Lost the touch
First 5 7.3−0.8Latest 5 6.5
John Logan
Best in the '00s
First 5 6.4+0.1Latest 5 6.5
Lawrence Kasdan
The early years were better
First 5 8.0−1.3Latest 5 6.7
Christopher McQuarrie
Never topped The Usual Suspects
First 5 7.0+0.2Latest 5 7.2
Lilly Wachowski
Running on fumes
First 4 7.4−0.7Latest 4 6.7
Steven Zaillian
Lightning in a bottle
First 5 7.6−0.2Latest 5 7.4
Francis Ford Coppola
Not what it used to be
First 5 7.9−2.0Latest 5 5.9
Akiva Goldsman
Peaked in the '00s
First 5 5.8−0.5Latest 5 5.3
Stanley Kubrick
Only getting better
First 5 7.2+0.9Latest 5 8.1
Frank Darabont
Like a fine wine
First 3 6.1+2.2Latest 3 8.3
M. Night Shyamalan
One for the ages
First 5 7.0−0.7Latest 5 6.3
Zak Penn
From the sublime to the ridiculous
First 5 6.5+0.6Latest 5 7.1
Mario Puzo
Glory days
First 4 7.9−0.8Latest 4 7.1
Sylvester Stallone
Never topped Rocky
First 5 7.0−0.7Latest 5 6.3
Rhett Reese
The early years were better
First 5 7.1−1.2Latest 5 5.9
Paul Wernick
Glory days
First 5 7.1−1.2Latest 5 5.9
James Gunn
Only getting better
First 5 6.2+1.2Latest 5 7.4
John Lasseter
A hard act to follow
First 4 7.7−0.7Latest 4 7.0
Edgar Wright
Lost the plot
First 5 7.6−0.6Latest 5 7.0
Jon Spaihts
Up, up and away
First 3 6.5+0.8Latest 3 7.3
Simon Kinberg
Hit and miss
First 5 6.2−0.1Latest 5 6.1
Jane Goldman
Not with a bang but a whimper
First 5 7.2−0.5Latest 5 6.7
Guy Ritchie
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
First 5 6.7−0.2Latest 5 6.5
Todd Phillips
Ran out of steam
First 5 6.6±0.0Latest 5 6.6
Michael Arndt
Lost the touch
First 3 7.7−0.8Latest 3 6.9
Peter Craig
Life is like a box of chocolates
First 5 6.7+0.4Latest 5 7.1
Tony Gilroy
Expect the unexpected
First 5 6.7−0.1Latest 5 6.6
Alex Kurtzman
Shaken, not stirred
First 5 6.9−0.2Latest 5 6.7
Roberto Orci
Life is like a box of chocolates
First 5 6.9−0.2Latest 5 6.7