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Jane Campion

New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1954)

9.71body-of-work score · ranked #93 of 2631 directors · 8 films in our library

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

Born
April 30, 1954 · Wellington
Nationality
New Zealand
Work
screenwriter, film director, actor, film producer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Jane Campion
New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General · CC BY 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
    The PianoMust-See #21

    1993 · France / Australia / New Zealand · drama, romance

    Palme d'Or winner 1993 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1994 #1 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #50

    4.9913 citations
  2. 2
    The Power of the DogMust-See #289

    2021 · United Kingdom / United States / New Zealand · drama, western

    BAFTA Best Film winner 2022 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 2021 · Film Comment year-end poll 2021 #6

    2.285 citations
  3. 3
    An Angel at My Table

    1990 · United Kingdom / Australia · biography, drama

    Siskel's annual top 10 1991 #2 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1991 #10 · Kehr's annual top 10 1991 #5

    0.964 citations
  4. 4
    Sweetie

    1989 · Australia · comedy, drama

    Kehr's annual top 10 1990 #3 · Criterion Collection spine #356 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.523 citations
  5. 5
    Holy Smoke!

    1999 · Australia / United States · drama, comedy

    Kehr's annual top 10 1999 #3 · Hoberman's annual top 10 1999 #7

    0.422 citations
  6. 6
    Bright Star

    2009 · France / United States / United Kingdom · biography, romance, drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2009 #15

    0.251 citation
  7. 7
    The Portrait of a Lady

    1996 · United States / United Kingdom · drama, romance

    Hoberman's annual top 10 1996 #6

    0.181 citation
  8. 8
    Passionless Moments

    1983 · Australia · drama

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 18 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.