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Stanley Donen

American film director and choreographer (1924-2019)

8.45body-of-work score · ranked #110 of 2631 directors · 9 films in our library

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

Born
April 13, 1924 · Columbia
Died
February 21, 2019 · Manhattan
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, film producer, dancer, choreographer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Stanley Donen
Adam Schartoff · CC BY-SA 3.0

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
    Singin' in the RainMust-See #41

    1952 · United States · comedy, romance, musical

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #10 · AFI 100 (2007) #5 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #52

    4.3012 citations
  2. 2
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    1954 · United States · comedy, romance, musical

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1954 · National Film Registry (inducted 2004) · Empire 500 (2008) #464

    1.014 citations
  3. 3
    Two for the Road

    1967 · United Kingdom / United States · comedy, romance, drama

    San Sebastián Golden Shell winner 1967 · Ebert's annual top 10 1967 #14 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.993 citations
  4. 4
    Charade

    1963 · United States · comedy, romance, thriller

    TIME All-TIME 100 · National Film Registry (inducted 2022) · Criterion Collection spine #57

    0.764 citations
  5. 5
    On the Town

    1949 · United States · musical

    National Film Registry (inducted 2018) · Empire 500 (2008) #277 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.583 citations
  6. 6
    Funny Face

    1957 · United States · comedy, romance, musical

    Empire 500 (2008) #321 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.352 citations
  7. 7
    Indiscreet

    1958 · United Kingdom · comedy, romance

    Sarris's annual top 10 1958 #6

    0.181 citation
  8. 8
    Damn Yankees

    1958 · United States · musical

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation
  9. 9
    It's Always Fair Weather

    1955 · United States · comedy, romance, musical

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 29 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.