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Bob Rafelson

American film director (1933–2022)

3.22body-of-work score · ranked #342 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

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

Born
February 21, 1933 · New York City
Died
July 23, 2022 · Aspen
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, writer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Bob Rafelson
Rob Nowell (Rob625 at en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 2.5

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
    Five Easy PiecesMust-See #291

    1970 · United States · drama

    Ebert's annual top 10 1970 #1 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1970 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1971 #8

    2.289 citations
  2. 2
    The King of Marvin Gardens

    1972 · United States · crime, drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #550

    0.332 citations
  3. 3
    Head

    1968 · United States · musical

    Criterion Collection spine #544 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.272 citations
  4. 4
    Stay Hungry

    1976 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    Siskel's annual top 10 1976 #5

    0.191 citation
  5. 5
    Mountains of the Moon

    1990 · United States · adventure, drama

    Ebert's annual top 10 1990 #10

    0.141 citation

Complete filmography

All 16 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.