Kelly Reichardt

American film director and screenwriter (born 1964)

6.49body-of-work score · ranked #163 of 2631 directors · 8 films in our library

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

Born: March 3, 1964 · Miami
Nationality: United States
Work: film director, screenwriter, film editor, 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
First Cow
2019 · United States · fantasy
Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2021 #1 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2024 #5
1.392 citations
2
Certain Women
2016 · United States · drama
Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2017 #3 · Film Comment year-end poll 2016 #5 · Criterion Collection spine #893
1.053 citations
3
Wendy and Lucy
2008 · United States · drama
Film Comment year-end poll 2008 #1
1.001 citation
4
Showing Up
2022 · United States · drama, comedy
Film Comment year-end poll 2023 #2 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2023 #10
0.922 citations
5
Meek's Cutoff
2010 · United States · western
Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2011 #8 · Film Comment year-end poll 2011 #8 · Rolling Stone 100 Best of the 21st Century #51
0.893 citations
6
The Mastermind
2025 · United States / United Kingdom · thriller, drama, crime
Film Comment year-end poll 2025 #2
0.631 citation
7
Old Joy
2006 · United States · drama
Film Comment year-end poll 2006 #13 · Criterion Collection spine #1008
0.422 citations
8
Night Moves
2013 · United States · drama, thriller
Film Comment year-end poll 2014 #40
0.191 citation

Complete filmography

All 9 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.