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Robert Zemeckis

American screenwriter, film producer and director (born 1952)

7.80body-of-work score · ranked #126 of 2631 directors · 11 films in our library

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

Born
May 14, 1952 · Chicago
Nationality
United States
Work
screenwriter, film producer, film director, writer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Robert Zemeckis
Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0

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
    Forrest GumpMust-See #100

    1994 · United States · comedy, drama, romance

    Oscar Best Picture winner 1994 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1995 #4 · AFI 100 (2007) #76

    3.459 citations
  2. 2
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988 · United States · film-noir, fantasy, action

    Kehr's annual top 10 1988 #2 · Siskel's annual top 10 1988 #2 · National Film Registry (inducted 2016)

    1.678 citations
  3. 3
    Back to the Future

    1985 · United States · sci-fi, adventure, comedy

    Empire 500 (2008) #23 · National Film Registry (inducted 2007) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.995 citations
  4. 4
    Cast Away

    2000 · United States · adventure, drama

    Kehr's annual top 10 2000 #1

    0.501 citation
  5. 5
    The Polar Express

    2004 · United States / Canada / United Kingdom · fantasy, adventure, animation

    Kehr's annual top 10 2004 #4

    0.221 citation
  6. 6
    Used Cars

    1980 · United States · comedy

    Kehr's annual top 10 1980 #5

    0.191 citation
  7. 7
    Flight

    2012 · United States · drama

    Ebert's annual top 10 2012 #6

    0.181 citation
  8. 8
    Back to the Future Part II

    1989 · United States · sci-fi, comedy

    Empire 500 (2008) #498

    0.171 citation
  9. 9
    I Wanna Hold Your Hand

    1978 · United States

    Criterion Collection spine #967

    0.161 citation
  10. 10
    Death Becomes Her

    1992 · United States · fantasy, horror, comedy

    Kehr's annual top 10 1992 #9

    0.151 citation
  11. 11
    Contact

    1997 · United States · sci-fi, drama

    Roger Ebert's Great Movies

    0.131 citation

Complete filmography

All 26 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.