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Jack Clayton

British film director and producer (1921–1995)

3.00body-of-work score · ranked #369 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

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

Born
March 1, 1921 · Brighton
Died
February 26, 1995 · Slough
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Work
film director, film producer, actor, 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
    Room at the TopMust-See #259

    1959 · United Kingdom · drama

    BAFTA Best Film winner 1959 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1959 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1959 #9

    2.386 citations
  2. 2
    The Innocents

    1961 · United Kingdom · horror

    Empire 500 (2008) #153 · Criterion Collection spine #727 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.483 citations
  3. 3
    Our Mother's House

    1967 · United Kingdom · drama

    Ebert's annual top 10 1967 #12

    0.141 citation

Complete filmography

All 8 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.