Barry Levinson
American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- April 6, 1942 · Baltimore
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, 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
1988 · United States · drama, comedy
Oscar Best Picture winner 1988 · Berlin Golden Bear winner 1989 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1989 #4
2.775 citations - 2
1984 · United States · drama, romance
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1984 #3 · Siskel's annual top 10 1984 #10
0.642 citations - 30.451 citation
- 4
1997 · United States · comedy, drama
Siskel's annual top 10 1997 #3 · Ebert's annual top 10 1997 #10
0.392 citations - 50.251 citation
- 60.181 citation
- 70.171 citation
Complete filmography
All 30 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1982Diner
- 1984The Natural
- 1985Young Sherlock Holmes
- 1987Good Morning, Vietnam
- 1987Tin Men
- 1988Rain Man
- 1990Avalon
- 1991Bugsy
- 1992Toys
- 1994Disclosure
- 1994Jimmy Hollywood
- 1996Sleepers
- 1997Wag the Dog
- 1998Sphere
- 1999Liberty Heights
- 2000An Everlasting Piece
- 2001Bandits
- 2004Envy
- 2006Man of the Year
- 2008What Just Happened
- 2009PoliWood
- 2009The Band that Wouldn't Die
- 2010You Don't Know Jack
- 2012The Bay
- 2014The Humbling
- 2015Rock the Kasbah
- 2017The Wizard of Lies
- 2018Paterno
- 2021The Survivor
- 2025The Alto Knights