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Paul Mazursky

American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor (1930-2014)

5.31body-of-work score · ranked #192 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library

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

Born
April 25, 1930 · New York City
Died
June 30, 2014 · Los Angeles
Nationality
United States
Work
screenwriter, film producer, actor, film director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
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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
    An Unmarried WomanMust-See #409

    1978 · United States · comedy, drama

    Ebert's annual top 10 1978 #1 · Sarris's annual top 10 1978 #1 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1978

    1.945 citations
  2. 2
    Harry and Tonto

    1974 · United States · comedy, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1975 #1 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Siskel's annual top 10 1974 #8

    1.323 citations
  3. 3
    Tempest

    1982 · United States · comedy, drama, adventure

    TIFF People's Choice winner 1982

    0.751 citation
  4. 4
    Enemies, a Love Story

    1989 · United States · romance, drama

    Siskel's annual top 10 1989 #4 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.493 citations
  5. 5
    Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

    1969 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Siskel's annual top 10 1969 #10 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.423 citations
  6. 6
    Blume in Love

    1973 · United States · comedy, drama

    Ebert's annual top 10 1973 #4

    0.221 citation
  7. 7
    Down and Out in Beverly Hills

    1986 · United States · comedy

    Ebert's annual top 10 1986 #8

    0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 18 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.