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William Friedkin

44%
56%
72%
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44 %
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Movies Counted: 18
Fresh: 8  Rotten:10
Average Rating: 5.7/10
How does the celebrity Tomatometer work?
RT's celebrity Tomatometer measures the percentage of all the rated movies in a celebrity's filmography that are "fresh." [-]
Range of Movie T-meters: 0% - 100%
Number of Movies: 37
Box Office Since 2001: $49.6M
Bio: William Friedkin (born August 29 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American movie and television director, producer, and screenwriter best known for directing The Exorcist and The French Connection in the early 1970s. After seeing the movie [More...]
 
 

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The Boys in the Band (1970)
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Good Times (1967)
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Rating Title Credit Trailers Photos Box Office Year
59% 59%

Bug

Director

3

14

$7,006,708

2007

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Book of Skulls

Director

0

0

N/A

2006

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Police Action 3-Pack

Director

0

Array

N/A

2005

77% 77%

A Decade Under the Influence

Featured

0

0

N/A

2003

31% 31%

The Hunted

Director

0

20

$34,195,533

2003

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20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years

Featured

0

0

N/A

2002

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The Directors Series - Wave III (4 Pack)

Subject

0

0

N/A

2000

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The Directors Series - William Friedkin

Featured

0

0

N/A

2000

87% 87%

The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen

Director

0

0

$8,431,437

2000

38% 38%

Rules of Engagement

Director

0

0

N/A

2000

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The Samuel L. Jackson Ultimate Collection

Director

0

0

N/A

2000

100% 100%

12 Angry Men

Director

0

0

N/A

1997

13% 13%

Jade

Director

0

0

N/A

1995

40% 40%

Blue Chips

Director

0

0

N/A

1994

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Jailbreakers

Director

0

0

N/A

1994

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Fear in the Dark

Interviewee

0

0

N/A

1992

14% 14%

The Guardian

Director, Screenwriter

0

0

N/A

1990

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Python Wolf

Director

0

0

N/A

1988

43% 43%

Rampage

Director

0

0

N/A

1987

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Stalking Danger

Director

0

0

N/A

1986

86% 86%

To Live and Die in L.A.

Director

0

0

N/A

1985

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Twilight Zone: The 80's: Season 1

Director

0

0

N/A

1985

13% 13%

Deal of the Century

Director

0

0

N/A

1983

56% 56%

Cruising

Director

0

0

N/A

1980

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The Brink's Job

Director

0

0

N/A

1978

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Interview: Picking Up on William Friedkin's Cruising
posted by Tom Toro September 14, 2007
William Friedkin will forever be remembered as one of the legendary New Hollywood directors of...


Media Bites: "Rambo 4," "Hostel 2," "Potter 5" & the "Almighty"
posted by Scott Weinberg May 17, 2007
Here's just a catch-all post filled with new photos, websites, promo clips, and trailer news. Fun...


RT Top 20 Halloween Movie Countdown, Part Three
posted by RT Staff October 30, 2006
Only a day to go in our countdown of the Top 20 Halloween movies on RT -- do you know which scary...


Trailer Bulletin: William Friedkin's "Bug"
posted by Scott Weinberg August 22, 2006
When a new horror movie shows up that was directed by the man who helmed "The...


Poster Parade: "Zoom," "Bug" & "Guardian"
posted by Scott Weinberg June 19, 2006
It's not too often I find myself looking forward to a Tim Allen comedy, but this one's about...


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