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Wilfred Jackson

American film director (1906–1988)

7.06body-of-work score · ranked #140 of 2631 directors · 8 films in our library

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

Born
January 24, 1906 · Chicago
Died
August 7, 1988 · Balboa Island
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, film producer, animator, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Wilfred Jackson
Unknown author · Public domain

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
    DumboMust-See #384

    1941 · United States · musical, fantasy, drama

    Palme d'Or winner 1947 · National Film Registry (inducted 2017) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    2.004 citations
  2. 2
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937 · United States · romance, fantasy, musical

    AFI 100 (2007) #34 · AFI 100 (1998) #49 · National Film Registry (inducted 1989)

    1.396 citations
  3. 3
    Cinderella

    1950 · United States · romance, fantasy, musical

    Berlin Golden Bear winner 1951 · National Film Registry (inducted 2018) · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    1.343 citations
  4. 4
    Pinocchio

    1940 · United States · fantasy, musical, animation

    TIME All-TIME 100 · National Film Registry (inducted 1994) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.905 citations
  5. 5
    Fantasia

    1940 · United States · musical, fantasy, action

    AFI 100 (1998) #58 · National Film Registry (inducted 1990) · Vatican film list

    0.874 citations
  6. 6
    The Old Mill

    1937 · United States · animation

    National Film Registry (inducted 2015)

    0.231 citation
  7. 7
    Lady and the Tramp

    1955 · United States · comedy, romance, musical

    National Film Registry (inducted 2023)

    0.231 citation
  8. 8
    Alice in Wonderland

    1951 · United States · fantasy, musical, adventure

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 15 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.