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Directors with the Most Dialogue per Film
This list features directors that have the highest average number of dialogue in their movies in film history.
RANK | DIRECTORS | AVERAGE WORDS PER SCRIPT |
1 | Kevin Smith | 24,108 |
2 | James L. Brooks | 20,200 |
3 | Oliver Stone | 18,530 |
4 | Steven Soderbergh | 16,945 |
5 | Paul Thomas Anderson | 15,067 |
6 | Billy Wilder | 14,952 |
7 | Stephen Frears | 14,859 |
8 | James Cameron | 13,670 |
9 | Quentin Tarantino | 13,507 |
10 | Woody Allen | 13,136 |
11 | Ron Howard | 13,039 |
12 | Stanley Kubrick | 12,788 |
13 | Martin Scorsese | 12,738 |
14 | Jonathan Demme | 12,528 |
15 | Christopher Nolan | 12,483 |
References
Pavlik, K., 2017. Actors and Movies with the Most Dialogue. [online] Available at: https://www.kaylinpavlik.com/long-winded-actors-and-movies-with-the-most-dialogue/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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