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Alan Parker

British filmmaker (1944–2020)

4.65body-of-work score · ranked #235 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library

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

Born
February 14, 1944 · Islington
Died
July 31, 2020 · London
Nationality
United Kingdom
Work
screenwriter, film producer, film director, film actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Alan Parker
Lisa Moran Parker · CC BY-SA 1.0

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 Commitments

    1991 · United Kingdom / United States / Ireland · musical, drama, comedy

    BAFTA Best Film winner 1992 · BFI Top 100 British films #38

    1.282 citations
  2. 2
    Birdy

    1984 · United States · war, drama, action

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 1985 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    1.033 citations
  3. 3
    Mississippi Burning

    1988 · United States · drama, crime

    Ebert's annual top 10 1988 #1 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1988

    0.952 citations
  4. 4
    Fame

    1980 · United States · musical, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1980 #10 · National Film Registry (inducted 2023)

    0.512 citations
  5. 5
    Midnight Express

    1978 · United States / United Kingdom · biography, drama, crime

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1978

    0.451 citation
  6. 6
    Bugsy Malone

    1976 · United Kingdom / Australia · musical, comedy, crime

    Empire 500 (2008) #353 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.292 citations
  7. 7
    Pink Floyd – The Wall

    1982 · United Kingdom · musical, drama

    Roger Ebert's Great Movies

    0.131 citation

Complete filmography

All 15 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.