History of Movies.

Billy Wilder

20.82body-of-work score · ranked #13 of 1774 directors · 10 films in our library

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

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. 1The Apartment19604.70Must-See #63
  2. 2Sunset Boulevard19504.35Must-See #77
  3. 3The Lost Weekend19453.54
  4. 4Double Indemnity19442.70
  5. 5Some Like It Hot19592.62
  6. 6Witness for the Prosecution19571.16
  7. 7Ace in the Hole19510.72
  8. 8The Spirit of St. Louis19570.50
  9. 9The Front Page19740.30
  10. 10Sabrina19540.23