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Bob Fosse

American choreographer, dancer, and director (1927–1987)

7.72body-of-work score · ranked #130 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

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

Born
June 23, 1927 · Chicago
Died
September 23, 1987 · George Washington University Hospital
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, film actor, choreographer, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Bob Fosse
Alix Jeffry · Public domain

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
    All That JazzMust-See #119

    1979 · United States · musical, drama, biography

    Palme d'Or winner 1980 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1979 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1980 #8

    3.289 citations
  2. 2
    CabaretMust-See #162

    1972 · United States · musical, drama

    BAFTA Best Film winner 1973 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1972 · AFI 100 (2007) #63

    2.989 citations
  3. 3
    Lenny

    1974 · United States · biography, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1974 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1975 #4 · Criterion Collection spine #1312

    1.154 citations
  4. 4
    Star 80

    1983 · United States · biography, drama

    Siskel's annual top 10 1983 #5

    0.191 citation
  5. 5
    Sweet Charity

    1969 · United States · comedy, romance, musical

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 6 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.