Errol Morris
American filmmaker and writer (born 1948)
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- February 5, 1948 · Hewlett
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, non-fiction writer, actor
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
1988 · United States · documentary
National Film Registry (inducted 2001) · Hoberman's annual top 10 1988 #4 · Siskel's annual top 10 1988 #6
0.955 citations - 2The Fog of WarThe Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
2003 · United States · documentary, biography
Film Comment year-end poll 2003 #6 · National Film Registry (inducted 2019) · Hoberman's annual top 10 2003 #4
0.803 citations - 3
1978 · United States · documentary
Ebert's annual top 10 1981 #3 · Siskel's annual top 10 1981 #5 · Criterion Collection spine #751
0.744 citations - 4
1997 · United States · drama, documentary
Sarris's annual top 10 1997 #3 · Ebert's annual top 10 1997 #6 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.714 citations - 5
1991 · United States · documentary, biography
NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #699
0.332 citations - 60.181 citation
- 70.161 citation
Complete filmography
All 18 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1978Gates of Heaven
- 1981Vernon, Florida
- 1988The Thin Blue Line
- 1991A Brief History of Time
- 1991The Dark Wind
- 1997Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
- 1999Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
- 2003The Fog of War
- 2008Standard Operating Procedure
- 2010Tabloid
- 2011They Were There
- 2013The Unknown Known
- 2016The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
- 2018American Dharma
- 2025CHAOS: The Manson Murders
- —Separated
- —The Pigeon Tunnel
- —Tune Out the Noise