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Hal Ashby

American film director and film editor (1929-1988)

6.01body-of-work score · ranked #173 of 2631 directors · 6 films in our library

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

Born
September 2, 1929 · Ogden
Died
December 27, 1988 · Malibu
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, film producer, film editor, actor
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
    Being ThereMust-See #424

    1979 · United States · comedy, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1981 #7 · National Film Registry (inducted 2015) · Ebert's annual top 10 1980 #4

    1.9110 citations
  2. 2
    The Last Detail

    1973 · United States · drama, comedy

    Siskel's annual top 10 1974 #2 · BAFTA Best Film nominee 1975 · Ebert's annual top 10 1974 #5

    1.065 citations
  3. 3
    Bound for Glory

    1976 · United States · biography, musical, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1976 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1977 #9 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.923 citations
  4. 4
    Coming Home

    1978 · United States · drama, war, romance

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1978 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Siskel's annual top 10 1978 #7

    0.783 citations
  5. 5
    Harold and Maude

    1971 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    Empire 500 (2008) #65 · National Film Registry (inducted 1997) · Criterion Collection spine #608

    0.754 citations
  6. 6
    Shampoo

    1975 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    Sarris's annual top 10 1975 #4 · Empire 500 (2008) #146 · Criterion Collection spine #947

    0.593 citations

Complete filmography

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