Tony Richardson
English theatre and film director and producer (1928-1991)
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- June 5, 1928 · Shipley
- Died
- November 14, 1991 · Los Angeles
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, film producer, film actor
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
1963 · United Kingdom · comedy, adventure, drama
Oscar Best Picture winner 1963 · BAFTA Best Film winner 1964 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1964 #8
2.916 citations - 2
1961 · United Kingdom · drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1963 #8 · BFI Top 100 British films #56 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
1.015 citations - 3
1962 · United Kingdom · drama
BFI Top 100 British films #61 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.533 citations - 4
1966 · France / United Kingdom · romance, drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1966 #7
0.331 citation - 5
1984 · Canada / United States / United Kingdom · comedy, romance, drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1986 #7
0.331 citation - 60.181 citation
- 70.171 citation
- 80.171 citation
Complete filmography
All 26 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1955Momma Don't Allow
- 1955Othello
- 1959Look Back in Anger
- 1960The Entertainer
- 1961A Taste of Honey
- 1961Sanctuary
- 1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
- 1963Tom Jones
- 1965The Loved One
- 1966Mademoiselle
- 1967Red and Blue
- 1967The Sailor from Gibraltar
- 1968The Charge of the Light Brigade
- 1969Hamlet
- 1969Hamlet (Richardson)
- 1969Laughter in the Dark
- 1970Ned Kelly
- 1973A Delicate Balance
- 1974Dead Cert
- 1977Joseph Andrews
- 1978A Death in Canaan
- 1982The Border
- 1984The Hotel New Hampshire
- 1986The Penalty Phase
- 1990The Phantom of the Opera
- 1994Blue Sky