Lea Thompson (born 1961, Rochester, Minnesota, USA) has 58 films on this site, from 1982 to 2018. First leading role: All the Right Moves (1983). Directing debut: Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder (2000). The busiest year was 2007, with 6 films. Across 51 IMDb-rated films the average is 5.7, highest Back to the Future (8.5). Most frequent co-star: William R. Moses (9 films).
Career milestones
- 1982 age 21 First film MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone?
- 1983 age 22 First leading role All the Right Moves
- 1985 age 24 Highest rated Back to the Future IMDb 8.5
- 1995–1999 age 34 Longest break 5 years
- 2000 age 39 Directing debut Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
- 2007 age 46 Busiest year 6 films
- 2018 age 57 Latest film Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
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Career mix
Mostly 喜剧 (39%) and 剧情 (29%); the most 喜剧 films came in 1985–1989.
| Period | 喜剧 | 剧情 | 家庭 | 冒险 | Science fiction | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–1984 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1985–1989 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1990–1994 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005–2009 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 2010–2014 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015–2019 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Films per genre in 5-year spans; darker means more. A film can count in several genres.
Co-star network
- William R. Moses9 films · 2000–2007Compare
- Jessy Schram9 films · 2000–2007Compare
- Joe Penny8 films · 2005–2007Compare
- 7 films · 1985–2015Compare
- James Tolkan5 films · 1985–2015Compare
- Michael J. Fox4 films · 1985–2015Compare
- Claudia Wells3 films · 1985–2015Compare
- Ernie Hudson3 films · 2007–2013Compare
- Thomas F. Wilson3 films · 1985–1990Compare
- Jeffrey Weissman3 films · 1989–1990Compare
- Wendie Jo Sperber3 films · 1985–1990Compare
- Marc McClure3 films · 1985–1990Compare
Centre: this person. Around: most frequent co-stars; thicker lines mean more films together. Grey lines link co-stars who shared 2+ films with each other.
Most frequent partners
Awards
All awards- 1986
By decade
2010s15 filmsages 49–58
Little Women
5.3
Who We Are Now
6.5
Back in Time
6.3
Left Behind
3.2
Ping Pong Summer
5.4
Thin Ice
6.2
J. Edgar
6.5
Mayor Cupcake
5.8
2000s22 filmsages 39–48
Splinterheads
5.8
Rock Slyde
5.5
Exit Speed
5.3
Doubting Thomas
4.5
Senior Skip Day
4.8
Come Away Home
6.7
1990s6 filmsages 29–38
1980s13 filmsages 19–28
Year unknown2 films
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