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Darren Aronofsky

American filmmaker (born 1969)

3.96body-of-work score · ranked #278 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

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

Born
February 12, 1969 · Brooklyn
Nationality
United States, Poland
Work
film producer, film director, screenwriter, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Darren Aronofsky
Andriy Makukha (Amakuha) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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 WrestlerMust-See #490

    2008 · United States / France · drama

    Venice Golden Lion winner 2008 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2009 #5 · Film Comment year-end poll 2008 #23

    1.724 citations
  2. 2
    Black Swan

    2010 · United States · thriller, horror, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 2010 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2011 #5 · Ebert's annual top 10 2010 #3

    1.204 citations
  3. 3
    Requiem for a Dream

    2000 · United States · drama

    Empire 500 (2008) #238 · Sarris's annual top 10 2000 #6 · Ebert's annual top 10 2000 #10

    0.624 citations
  4. 4
    The Fountain

    2006 · United States · romance, sci-fi, adventure

    Empire 500 (2008) #484 · Kehr's annual top 10 2006 #null

    0.312 citations
  5. 5
    Pi

    1998 · United States · thriller, drama, horror

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 14 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.