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James Lapine

Director · 15 credits · 9 in highly-rated films

Best known for Into the Woods (1991)

Frequent collaborators: Stephen Sondheim

Directed movies (10 total, ranked by score)

  1. Into the Woods

    1991 · ★ 8.1 (50 votes)

    Drama, Music, Fantasy

    1

  2. Falsettos

    2017 · ★ 8.2 (32 votes)

    Music, Drama, Comedy

    2

  3. Custody

    2016 · ★ 6.9 (53 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Sunday in the Park with George

    1986 · ★ 7.5 (28 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Drama

    4

  5. Six by Sondheim

    2013 · ★ 7.1 (28 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    5

  6. Impromptu

    1991 · ★ 6.1 (67 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Music

    6

  7. Life with Mikey

    1993 · ★ 5.7 (158 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    7

  8. Earthly Possessions

    1999 · ★ 6.0 (26 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Romance

    8

  9. Passion

    1996 · ★ 6.5 (14 votes)

    Drama, Music, Romance

    9

  10. In the Company of Rose

    2023 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    10

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.