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Aki Kaurismäki

Finnish film director (born 1957)

7.53body-of-work score · ranked #132 of 2631 directors · 8 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
April 4, 1957 · Orimattila
Nationality
Finland
Work
film director, film editor, actor, film producer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Aki Kaurismäki
Elena Ringo · CC BY 4.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Man Without a PastMies vailla menneisyyttä

    2002 · Finland / Germany / France · drama, comedy

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 2002 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2003 #7 · Kehr's annual top 10 2003 #2

    1.694 citations
  2. 2
    Fallen LeavesKuolleet lehdet

    2023 · Finland · comedy, drama, romance

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2023 #3 · Film Comment year-end poll 2023 #4 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2023 #5

    1.434 citations
  3. 3
    Le Havre

    2011 · France / Germany / Finland · drama, comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2012 #4 · Film Comment year-end poll 2011 #12 · Criterion Collection spine #619

    1.014 citations
  4. 4
    The Match Factory GirlTulitikkutehtaan tyttö

    1990 · Finland / Sweden · comedy, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1991 #7 · Hoberman's annual top 10 1992 #4 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    1.015 citations
  5. 5
    The Other Side of HopeToivon tuolla puolen

    2017 · Finland / Germany · drama, comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2017 #7 · Film Comment year-end poll 2017 #12 · Criterion Collection spine #922

    0.773 citations
  6. 6
    Ariel

    1988 · Finland · drama, romance, comedy

    Hoberman's annual top 10 1990 #1 · Sarris's annual top 10 1990 #10

    0.642 citations
  7. 7
    Drifting CloudsKauas pilvet karkaavat

    1996 · Finland / Germany / France · drama, comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1997 #3

    0.501 citation
  8. 8
    The Bohemian LifeLa Vie de Bohème

    1992 · Sweden / Finland / France · drama, comedy

    Kehr's annual top 10 1993 #6 · Criterion Collection spine #693 · Sarris's annual top 10 1993 #10

    0.483 citations

Complete filmography

All 27 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.