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Bryan Forbes

English film director, screenwriter and actor (1926–2013)

0.63body-of-work score · ranked #1262 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

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

Born
July 22, 1926 · Stratford
Died
May 8, 2013 · Surrey
Nationality
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, stage actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

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
    The L-Shaped Room

    1962 · United Kingdom · drama

    BAFTA Best Film nominee 1963

    0.301 citation
  2. 2
    Whistle Down the Wind

    1961 · United Kingdom · drama

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation
  3. 3
    Séance on a Wet Afternoon

    1964 · United Kingdom · thriller, drama, crime

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation
  4. 4
    The Stepford Wives

    1975 · United States · sci-fi, horror, mystery

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

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