Ken Kwapis

Biography: Filmmaker Ken Kwapis has won many awards for his work on television and in feature films. Before launching his career, he studied filmmaking at Northwestern University and in the graduate program at U.S.C., where his diploma film was For Heaven's Sake!, a variation on Mozart's comic opera The Impressario. Though Kwapis based his play on the great composer's work, he penned his own libretto. The result earned the young helmer a Student Academy Award for Dramatic Achievement. Professionally, he started out in television, directing the films The Beniker Gang and Summer Switch (1983). He subsequently directed more movies and series, including the first two seasons of HBO's hit sitcom The Larry Sanders Show. He won Cable ACE nominations for the episodes "The Spiders" and "The Performance Artist." He made his feature film directorial debut with the cosmic comedy Vibes (1988), starring pop singer Cyndi Lauper and Jeff Goldblum. In 1996, Kwapis' comedy Dunston Checks In, the story ofFilmmaker Ken Kwapis has won many awards for his work on television and in feature films. Before launching his career, he studied filmmaking at Northwestern University and in the graduate program at U.S.C., where his diploma film was For Heaven's Sake!, a variation on Mozart's comic opera The Impressario. Though Kwapis based his play on the great composer's work, he penned his own libretto. The result earned the young helmer a Student Academy Award for Dramatic Achievement. Professionally, he started out in television, directing the films The Beniker Gang and Summer Switch (1983). He subsequently directed more movies and series, including the first two seasons of HBO's hit sitcom The Larry Sanders Show. He won Cable ACE nominations for the episodes "The Spiders" and "The Performance Artist." He made his feature film directorial debut with the cosmic comedy Vibes (1988), starring pop singer Cyndi Lauper and Jeff Goldblum. In 1996, Kwapis' comedy Dunston Checks In, the story of an orangutan who turns a posh hotel upside down, earned the Grand Prix du Jury and the Audience Award at that year's Cannes Junior Film Festival. Expand

Ken Kwapis' Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 52
Highest Metascore: 66 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Lowest Metascore: 25 License to Wed
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Negative: 1 out of 7
7 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
51 A Walk in the Woods Sep 2, 2015 Director 5.8
61 Big Miracle Feb 3, 2012 Director / Director tbd
47 He's Just Not That Into You Feb 6, 2009 Director 6.0
25 License to Wed Jul 3, 2007 Director 4.6
66 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Jun 1, 2005 Director / Director 6.0
54 Dunston Checks In Jan 12, 1996 Director / Director 5.0
59 Follow That Bird Aug 2, 1985 Director tbd