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Laurence Olivier

English actor and director (1907–1989)

6.90body-of-work score · ranked #148 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

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

Born
May 22, 1907 · Dorking
Died
July 11, 1989 · West Sussex
Nationality
United Kingdom
Work
film actor, theatre director, film director, politician
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Laurence Olivier
Allan warren · CC BY-SA 3.0

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
    HamletMust-See #151

    1948 · United Kingdom · drama

    Oscar Best Picture winner 1948 · BAFTA Best Film winner 1949 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1949 #4

    3.006 citations
  2. 2
    Henry VMust-See #338

    1944 · United Kingdom · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1948 #1 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1946 · BFI Top 100 British films #18

    2.135 citations
  3. 3
    Richard IIIMust-See #464

    1955 · United Kingdom · drama

    BAFTA Best Film winner 1956 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1956 #4 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    1.764 citations

Complete filmography

All 7 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1944Elizabethan Stage: Henry V
  • 1944Henry V
  • 1946Henry V: The Battle Of Agincourt
  • 1948Hamlet
  • 1955Richard III
  • 1957The Prince and the Showgirl
  • 1970Three Sisters