Curtis Hanson
American filmmaker (1945–2016)
4.27body-of-work score · ranked #259 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- March 24, 1945 · Reno
- Died
- September 20, 2016 · Los Angeles
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, comedian, screenwriter, 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
1997 · United States · crime, film-noir, mystery
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1998 #1 · Sarris's annual top 10 1997 #1 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1997
2.8211 citations - 2
2000 · Germany / United States / United Kingdom · comedy, drama
Ebert's annual top 10 2000 #2 · Sarris's annual top 10 2000 #2 · Film Comment year-end poll 2000 #10
1.295 citations - 30.171 citation
Complete filmography
All 15 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1973Sweet Kill
- 1980The Little Dragons
- 1983Losin' It
- 1986The Children of Times Square
- 1987The Bedroom Window
- 1990Bad Influence
- 1992The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
- 1994The River Wild
- 1997L.A. Confidential
- 2000Wonder Boys
- 20028 Mile
- 2005In Her Shoes
- 2007Lucky You
- 2011Too Big to Fail
- 2012Chasing Mavericks