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Joseph Losey

American filmmaker and theatre director (1909–1984)

6.80body-of-work score · ranked #153 of 2631 directors · 10 films in our library

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

Born
January 14, 1909 · La Crosse
Died
June 22, 1984 · London
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, theatre director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Joseph Losey
Jack de Nijs for Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl

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 Go-BetweenMust-See #414

    1971 · United Kingdom · romance, drama

    Palme d'Or winner 1971 · BFI Top 100 British films #57 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    1.923 citations
  2. 2
    The Servant

    1963 · United Kingdom · drama

    BFI Top 100 British films #22 · Sarris's annual top 10 1964 #2 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1964 #10

    1.677 citations
  3. 3
    Accident

    1967 · United Kingdom · drama

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 1967 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1969 #7 · Sarris's annual top 10 1967 #10

    1.233 citations
  4. 4
    Monsieur Klein

    1976 · France / Italy · drama, crime

    César Best Film winner 1977 · Criterion Collection spine #1123

    0.912 citations
  5. 5
    The Damned

    1961 · United Kingdom · sci-fi, horror, drama

    Sarris's annual top 10 1965 #3

    0.251 citation
  6. 6
    The Criminal

    1960 · United Kingdom · crime, drama, film-noir

    Sarris's annual top 10 1962 #6

    0.181 citation
  7. 7
    The Assassination of Trotsky

    1972 · United Kingdom / France / Italy · drama, biography

    Sarris's annual top 10 1972 #6

    0.181 citation
  8. 8
    The Romantic Englishwoman

    1975 · France / United Kingdom / Australia · drama, comedy

    Kehr's annual top 10 1975 #8

    0.161 citation
  9. 9
    Don Giovanni

    1979 · France / Italy / United Kingdom · musical

    Sarris's annual top 10 1979 #8

    0.161 citation
  10. 10
    King & Country

    1964 · United Kingdom · drama

    Sarris's annual top 10 1966 #9

    0.151 citation

Complete filmography

All 37 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.