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Lawrence Kasdan

American film director and film producer

5.72body-of-work score · ranked #177 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

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

Born
January 14, 1949 · Miami
Nationality
United States
Work
screenwriter, film director, actor, film producer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Lawrence Kasdan
Gage Skidmore · 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
    The Big ChillMust-See #358

    1983 · United States · drama, musical

    TIFF People's Choice winner 1983 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1983 · National Film Registry (inducted 2025)

    2.087 citations
  2. 2
    Grand Canyon

    1991 · United States · drama

    Berlin Golden Bear winner 1992 · Ebert's annual top 10 1991 #4 · Siskel's annual top 10 1991 #6

    1.393 citations
  3. 3
    Body Heat

    1981 · United States · film-noir, mystery, thriller

    Sarris's annual top 10 1981 #2 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #1308

    1.207 citations
  4. 4
    The Accidental Tourist

    1988 · United States · romance, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1988 · Ebert's annual top 10 1988 #2 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1989 #10

    1.053 citations

Complete filmography

All 12 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.