Richard Pearce

American film director and cinematographer (born 1943)

1.36body-of-work score · ranked #686 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library

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

Born: January 25, 1943 · San Diego
Nationality: United States
Work: film director, cinematographer, director
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Photographer uncredited and unknown. Published by the Daily Times-News, a newspaper published in the United States under that title between 1932–1989 (source: Library of Congress). · Public domain

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
Heartland
1979 · United States · drama
Berlin Golden Bear winner 1980 · Ebert's annual top 10 1981 #5 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
1.363 citations

Complete filmography

All 16 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

1977The Gardener's Son
1979Heartland
1979No Other Love
1981Threshold
1984Country
1986No Mercy
1989Dead Man Out
1989The Final Days
1990The Long Walk Home
1992Leap of Faith
1996A Family Thing
1998Thicker Than Blood
1999Witness Protection
2001South Pacific
2004The Road to Memphis
2006Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America