Barry Jenkins
American writer and director (born 1979)
4.58body-of-work score · ranked #240 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- November 19, 1979 · Miami
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- filmmaker, film director, actor, film producer
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
2016 · United States · drama
Oscar Best Picture winner 2016 · Rolling Stone 100 Best of the 21st Century #3 · Film Comment year-end poll 2016 #2
4.156 citations - 20.271 citation
- 30.161 citation
Complete filmography
All 4 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 2008Medicine for Melancholy
- 2016Moonlight
- 2018If Beale Street Could Talk
- 2024Mufasa: The Lion King