Richard Donner
American film director (1930–2021)
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- April 24, 1930 · The Bronx
- Died
- July 5, 2021 · West Hollywood
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, film producer, director, film actor
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
1978 · United States / United Kingdom · action, sci-fi
National Film Registry (inducted 2017) · Empire 500 (2008) #174 · Ebert's annual top 10 1978 #10
0.825 citations - 2
1985 · United States · adventure, comedy, action
National Film Registry (inducted 2017) · Empire 500 (2008) #378
0.402 citations - 3
1987 · United States · crime, action, thriller
Empire 500 (2008) #421 · Ebert's annual top 10 1987 #9
0.322 citations - 4
1976 · United States / United Kingdom · horror, mystery, thriller
Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.111 citation - 5
1980 · United States / United Kingdom · action, sci-fi, fantasy
Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 27 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1961X-15
- 1968Salt and Pepper
- 1970Lola
- 1975Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
- 1976The Omen
- 1977A Very Special Place
- 1978Superman
- 1980Inside Moves
- 1980Superman II
- 1982The Toy
- 1985Ladyhawke
- 1985The Goonies
- 1987Lethal Weapon
- 1988Scrooged
- 1989Lethal Weapon 2
- 1989Lethal Weapon 2 (Director's Cut)
- 1991Two-Fisted Tales
- 1992Lethal Weapon 3
- 1992Lethal Weapon 3 (Director's Cut)
- 1992Radio Flyer
- 1994Maverick
- 1995Assassins
- 1995The Immortals
- 1997Conspiracy Theory
- 1998Lethal Weapon 4
- 2003Timeline
- 200616 Blocks