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Frank Perry

American film director (1930–1995)

1.03body-of-work score · ranked #834 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

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

Born
August 21, 1930 · New York City
Died
August 29, 1995 · Manhattan
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, film producer, screenwriter, theatre director
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 Swimmer

    1968 · United States · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1969 #6 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.472 citations
  2. 2
    Last Summer

    1969 · United States · drama

    Ebert's annual top 10 1969 #5 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.302 citations
  3. 3
    Trilogy

    1969 · United States · drama

    Siskel's annual top 10 1970 #9

    0.151 citation
  4. 4
    Diary of a Mad Housewife

    1970 · United States · comedy, drama

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 15 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.