History of Movies.

Paul Thomas Anderson

15.18body-of-work score · ranked #31 of 1774 directors · 9 films in our library

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

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. 1One Battle After Another20254.63Must-See #65
  2. 2Licorice Pizza20212.53
  3. 3Magnolia19992.53
  4. 4There Will Be Blood20072.26
  5. 5Phantom Thread20171.83
  6. 6Inherent Vice20140.63
  7. 7The Master20120.32
  8. 8Boogie Nights19970.29
  9. 9Punch-Drunk Love20020.16