Michael Cimino
American film director (1939–2016)
4.92body-of-work score · ranked #218 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- February 3, 1939 · New York City
- Died
- July 2, 2016 · Los Angeles
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, film producer, director
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
1978 · United States · war, drama
Oscar Best Picture winner 1978 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1979 #3 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #211
4.1511 citations - 2
1985 · United States · crime, action, thriller
Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1985 #3
0.501 citation - 30.161 citation
- 4
1974 · United States · crime, comedy, action
Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 10 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1974Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
- 1978The Deer Hunter
- 1980Heaven's Gate
- 1984The Pope of Greenwich Village
- 1985Year of the Dragon
- 1987The Sicilian
- 1990Desperate Hours
- 1996Sunchaser
- 2007To Each His Own Cinema
- —Blest Souls