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Gene Kelly

American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996)

6.44body-of-work score · ranked #164 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

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

Born
August 23, 1912 · Pittsburgh
Died
February 2, 1996 · Beverly Hills
Nationality
United States
Work
film actor, singer, film director, actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Gene Kelly
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Public domain

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
    Singin' in the RainMust-See #41

    1952 · United States · comedy, romance, musical

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #10 · AFI 100 (2007) #5 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #52

    4.3012 citations
  2. 2
    Invitation to the Dance

    1956 · United States · musical, fantasy

    Berlin Golden Bear winner 1956

    1.001 citation
  3. 3
    On the Town

    1949 · United States · musical

    National Film Registry (inducted 2018) · Empire 500 (2008) #277 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.583 citations
  4. 4
    Hello, Dolly!

    1969 · United States · comedy, romance, musical

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1969

    0.451 citation
  5. 5
    It's Always Fair Weather

    1955 · United States · comedy, romance, musical

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 12 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.