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Satyajit Ray

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

10.39body-of-work score · ranked #77 of 2631 directors · 12 films in our library

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

Born
May 2, 1921 · Kolkata
Died
April 23, 1992 · Kolkata
Nationality
India
Work
film director, writer, composer, film producer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Satyajit Ray
Dinu Alam Newyork · CC BY-SA 4.0

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
    Pather Panchaliপথের পাঁচালীMust-See #81

    1955 · India · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1966 #1 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #22 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #35

    3.6110 citations
  2. 2
    Aparajitoঅপরাজিত

    1956 · India · drama

    Venice Golden Lion winner 1957 · Letterboxd Top 250 #204 · Criterion Collection spine #784

    1.605 citations
  3. 3
    Distant Thunderঅশনি সংকেত

    1973 · India · drama

    Berlin Golden Bear winner 1973 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    1.172 citations
  4. 4
    Jalsagharজলসাঘর

    1958 · India · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1981 #8 · Criterion Collection spine #573 · Roger Ebert's Great Movies

    0.724 citations
  5. 5
    Apur Sansarঅপুর সংসার

    1959 · India · drama

    Letterboxd Top 250 #85 · Criterion Collection spine #785 · Roger Ebert's Great Movies

    0.644 citations
  6. 6
    The Strangerআগন্তুক

    1991 · India · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1992 #2

    0.631 citation
  7. 7
    Charulataচারুলতা

    1964 · India · drama, romance

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #169 · Criterion Collection spine #669

    0.572 citations
  8. 8
    Days and Nights in the Forestঅরণ্যের দিনরাত্রি

    1970 · India · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1993 #6 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.472 citations
  9. 9
    The Home and the Worldঘরে বাইরে

    1984 · India · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1985 #6

    0.361 citation
  10. 10
    Deviদেবী

    1960 · India · drama

    Criterion Collection spine #1102 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.272 citations
  11. 11
    The Chess Playersशतरंज के खिलाड़ी

    1977 · India · drama, comedy

    Sarris's annual top 10 1978 #5

    0.191 citation
  12. 12
    Mahanagar

    1963 · India · drama

    Criterion Collection spine #668

    0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 37 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.