Michael Ritchie
American film director (1938–2001)
0.59body-of-work score · ranked #1314 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- November 28, 1938 · Waukesha
- Died
- April 16, 2001 · Manhattan
- 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
1969 · United States · drama
Criterion Collection spine #494 · Ebert's annual top 10 1969 #9
0.312 citations - 20.171 citation
- 30.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 23 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1969Downhill Racer
- 1972Film: The Art Of The Impossible
- 1972Prime Cut
- 1972The Candidate
- 1975Smile
- 1976The Bad News Bears
- 1977Semi-Tough
- 1979An Almost Perfect Affair
- 1980Divine Madness
- 1980The Island
- 1981Student Bodies
- 1983The Survivors
- 1985Fletch
- 1986The Golden Child
- 1986Wildcats
- 1988The Couch Trip
- 1989Fletch Lives
- 1992Diggstown
- 1993The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
- 1994Cops & Robbersons
- 1994The Scout
- 1995The Fantasticks
- 1997A Simple Wish