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Herbert Ross

American film director (1927–2001)

3.03body-of-work score · ranked #364 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library

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

Born
May 13, 1927 · Brooklyn
Died
October 9, 2001 · New York City
Nationality
United States
Work
film producer, film director, actor, choreographer
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 Goodbye Girl

    1977 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1978 #3 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1977

    0.952 citations
  2. 2
    The Turning Point

    1977 · United States · drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1977 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1978 #6

    0.812 citations
  3. 3
    California Suite

    1978 · United States · drama, romance, comedy

    Sarris's annual top 10 1978 #3 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.422 citations
  4. 4
    Pennies from Heaven

    1981 · United States · musical, drama, romance

    Sarris's annual top 10 1981 #5 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.302 citations
  5. 5
    The Last of Sheila

    1973 · United States · drama, crime, mystery

    Siskel's annual top 10 1973 #6 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.292 citations
  6. 6
    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

    1976 · United Kingdom / United States / Australia · adventure, drama, crime

    Siskel's annual top 10 1976 #9

    0.151 citation
  7. 7
    Play It Again, Sam

    1972 · United States · comedy, romance

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 24 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.