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George Lucas

American filmmaker and philanthropist (born 1944)

6.61body-of-work score · ranked #160 of 2631 directors · 6 films in our library

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

Born
May 14, 1944 · Modesto
Nationality
United States
Work
film producer, film director, art collector, film editor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of George Lucas
Kevin Payravi · 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
    Star Wars: Episode IV – A New HopeMust-See #85

    1977 · United States · sci-fi, action, adventure

    AFI 100 (2007) #13 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1977 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #225

    3.5813 citations
  2. 2
    American GraffitiMust-See #374

    1973 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1973 · AFI 100 (2007) #62 · AFI 100 (1998) #77

    2.039 citations
  3. 3
    Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the SithStar Wars Episode III

    2005 · United States · sci-fi, action, adventure

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2005 #8 · Empire 500 (2008) #330

    0.492 citations
  4. 4
    Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB

    1967 · United States · sci-fi

    National Film Registry (inducted 2010)

    0.231 citation
  5. 5
    Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace9999

    1999 · United States · sci-fi, action, adventure

    Empire 500 (2008) #449

    0.171 citation
  6. 6
    THX 1138

    1971 · United States · sci-fi, drama

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 16 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.