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Martin Brest

American film director

1.55body-of-work score · ranked #613 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

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

Born
August 8, 1951 · The Bronx
Nationality
United States
Work
film producer, film director, film editor, writer
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. 1
    Midnight Run

    1988 · United States · comedy, crime, action

    Siskel's annual top 10 1988 #5 · Empire 500 (2008) #317 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.493 citations
  2. 2
    Scent of a Woman

    1992 · United States · drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1992

    0.451 citation
  3. 3
    Beverly Hills Cop

    1984 · United States · action, comedy

    National Film Registry (inducted 2024) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.392 citations
  4. 4
    Hot Dogs for Gauguin

    1972 · United States · comedy

    National Film Registry (inducted 2009)

    0.231 citation

Complete filmography

All 8 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.