Josh Safdie
American filmmaker
2.68body-of-work score · ranked #406 of 2640 directors · 3 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- April 3, 1984 · New York City
- Nationality
- United States
- Directing career
- 8 directorial credits, 2008–2025 · first: The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008) · latest: Marty Supreme (2025)
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, actor, cinematographer
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
2017 · United States · crime, drama
Film Comment year-end poll 2017 #1 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2017 #7
1.332 citations - 2
2019 · United States / Sweden / United Kingdom · crime, comedy, drama
Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2020 #3 · Film Comment year-end poll 2019 #10 · Rolling Stone 100 Best of the 21st Century #75
1.194 citations - 30.161 citation
Complete filmography
All 8 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 2008The Pleasure of Being Robbed
- 2009Daddy Longlegs
- 2013Lenny Cooke
- 2014Heaven Knows What
- 2017Good Time
- 2019Uncut Gems
- 2025Marty Supreme
- —The Black Balloon