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
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

    1969 · United States · drama

    Criterion Collection spine #494 · Ebert's annual top 10 1969 #9

    0.312 citations
  2. 2

    1975 · United States · comedy, drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation
  3. 3

    1972 · United States · crime

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 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