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Jonathan Glazer

British film director

4.80body-of-work score · ranked #228 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

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

Born
March 26, 1965 · London
Nationality
United Kingdom
Work
screenwriter, writer, film director, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Jonathan Glazer
Ross from Hamilton ON, Canada · CC BY 2.0

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 Zone of InterestMust-See #205

    2023 · United Kingdom / Poland / United States · drama, war

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 2023 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2024 #3 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 2023

    2.686 citations
  2. 2
    Under the Skin

    2013 · United Kingdom / Switzerland · sci-fi, drama, horror

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2014 #3 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #169 · Film Comment year-end poll 2014 #5

    1.675 citations
  3. 3
    Sexy Beast

    2000 · United Kingdom / Spain · crime, drama, thriller

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.282 citations
  4. 4
    Birth

    2004 · United States / Germany · mystery, thriller, drama

    Criterion Collection spine #1298

    0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 6 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.