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Peter Bogdanovich

American film director (1939–2022)

5.34body-of-work score · ranked #190 of 2631 directors · 8 films in our library

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

Born
July 30, 1939 · Kingston
Died
January 6, 2022 · Studio City
Nationality
United States
Work
actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Peter Bogdanovich
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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
    The Last Picture ShowMust-See #112

    1971 · United States · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1972 #1 · Ebert's annual top 10 1971 #1 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1971

    3.3512 citations
  2. 2
    Paper Moon

    1973 · United States · comedy, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1974 #5 · Letterboxd Top 250 #77 · Criterion Collection spine #1241

    0.904 citations
  3. 3
    What's Up, Doc?

    1972 · United States · comedy, romance

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.282 citations
  4. 4
    Targets

    1968 · United States · horror, thriller, crime

    Criterion Collection spine #1179 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.272 citations
  5. 5
    Saint Jack

    1979 · United States · comedy, drama

    Ebert's annual top 10 1979 #6

    0.181 citation
  6. 6
    They All Laughed

    1981 · United States · comedy, romance

    Sarris's annual top 10 1981 #11

    0.141 citation
  7. 7
    Texasville

    1990 · United States · drama

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation
  8. 8
    The Cat's Meow

    2001 · Germany / United Kingdom / United States · drama

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 25 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.