History of Movies.

Sam Mendes

7.87body-of-work score · ranked #108 of 1774 directors · 4 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. 1American Beauty19995.36Must-See #33
  2. 2191720191.20
  3. 3Road to Perdition20021.00
  4. 4Empire of Light20220.32