Cinemaths · A Complete Index
Edition the Fifth · Continuously Revised
The Register of Lists
All Standing Rankings, Filmography Surveys, Active Projects & Archived Series
Five Departments · Sixty Directors · 2988 Films
Contents of this Volume
I. Collected & Ranked Collected & Revised
Definitive ranked assessments across all categories. Each list represents a complete critical survey, periodically revised as new reviews accumulate.
By Genre & Subject
☞ Legal/Courtroom Films 145 ☞ Collected & Ranked: Road Movies 139 ☞ Sports Films 115 ☞ Superhero Films 108 ☞ Spy/Espionage Films 102 ☞ Yep, It's Bad 95 ☞ Computer-generated Animation 93 ☞ Heist Films 88 ☞ Collected & Ranked: Dystopian Films 82 ☞ Hand-drawn Animation 78 ☞ Collected & Ranked: Disaster Movies 58 ☞ Time Travel Films 54 ☞ Hostage/Kidnapping Films 52 ☞ Serial Killer Films 48 ☞ Post-Apocalypse Films 46 ☞ Prison Films 41 ☞ Christmas Films 34 ☞ Gangster Films 32 ☞ Journalism/Reporter Films 32 ☞ Modern Black & White Films 27 ☞ "Harrison Ford Movie" Films 20 ☞ Superior Remakes 19 ☞ Stop-motion Animation 18 ☞ Submarine Films 11 ☞ Test2 5 ☞ Rotoscoped Animation 3 ☞ Something Good 3 ☞ Cut-out Animation 1
Documentaries
Wars & Conflicts
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II. Active Watch Projects 6 in progress
Structured viewing campaigns currently underway. Each project has a defined scope and will produce a ranked list upon completion.
Walt Disney Animation Studios Chronological Filmography
21 of 62 seen 34%
David Lean Chronological Filmography
7 of 16 seen 44%
Ingmar Bergman Chronological Filmography
3 of 59 seen 5%
History of Film Project 1911-2020
42 of 114 seen 37%
History of the West Project
44 of 226 seen 19%
Marvel Cinematic Universe Chronological Filmography
13 of 34 seen 38%
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III. The Filmography Register 51 complete filmographies
Complete ranked filmographies for directors with three or more reviewed films, where every one of their films has been seen; ◈ marks a director with a newer film not yet seen. Alphabetically classified. The film count reflects all entries currently in the register.
Recent Additions
Complete Directory — Alphabetical
A – F
Abrams, J.J.avg 74.67 · bay 72.29 · Σ 14,400 · ↻ 46 Affleck, Ben ◈avg 80.4 · bay 75.57 · Σ 17,920 · ↻ 25 Anderson, Wes ◈avg 85.18 · bay 81.4 · Σ 54,080 · ↻ 611 Anderson, Paul Thomasavg 90.3 · bay 85.04 · Σ 60,032 · ↻ 310 Bird, Bradavg 88.33 · bay 81.4 · Σ 30,720 · ↻ 66 Cameron, James ◈avg 77.69 · bay 75.79 · Σ 42,528 · ↻ 713 Charles, Larryavg 63.71 · bay 64.86 · Σ 14,6487 Chazelle, Damienavg 81.6 · bay 76.32 · Σ 19,008 · ↻ 15 Clooney, Georgeavg 55.56 · bay 58.55 · Σ 9,144 · ↻ 19 Cooper, Scott ◈avg 63.5 · bay 64.84 · Σ 6,2886 Darabont, Frankavg 73 · bay 70.95 · Σ 12,5765 Dayton, Jonathanavg 82.33 · bay 74.93 · Σ 9,728 · ↻ 13 Docter, Peteavg 88.75 · bay 79.65 · Σ 20,224 · ↻ 34 Dougherty, Michaelavg 53.67 · bay 60.6 · Σ 1,9603 Edwards, Gareth ◈avg 77.25 · bay 73.08 · Σ 8,832 · ↻ 14 Eggers, Robertavg 82.25 · bay 75.94 · Σ 13,1844 Faris, Valerieavg 82.33 · bay 74.93 · Σ 9,728 · ↻ 13F – M
Fennell, Emeraldavg 65 · bay 66.26 · Σ 5,664 · ↻ 13 Ferguson, Normanavg 72.8 · bay 70.82 · Σ 11,6165 Fincher, Davidavg 84.08 · bay 80.77 · Σ 49,472 · ↻ 1212 Fletcher, Dexteravg 64.8 · bay 65.82 · Σ 7,5845 Gilroy, Tonyavg 71 · bay 69.26 · Σ 5,248 · ↻ 13 Gilroy, Danavg 72 · bay 69.76 · Σ 9,088 · ↻ 13 Gomez-Rejon, Alfonsoavg 72 · bay 69.76 · Σ 8,608 · ↻ 13 Hand, Davidavg 84.67 · bay 76.1 · Σ 11,6483 Hill, Jodyavg 52.33 · bay 59.93 · Σ 1,5203 Jakubowicz, Jonathan ◈avg 48.67 · bay 58.1 · Σ 1,1123 Johnson, Rianavg 83.29 · bay 78.56 · Σ 24,960 · ↻ 57 Jonze, Spikeavg 84.6 · bay 78.2 · Σ 19,968 · ↻ 15 Kazan, Eliaavg 69.89 · bay 69.57 · Σ 49,116 · ↻ 119 Lasseter, Johnavg 75.6 · bay 72.57 · Σ 17,160 · ↻ 15 Lord, Phil ◈avg 83.75 · bay 76.8 · Σ 14,976 · ↻ 24 Mann, Michaelavg 70.57 · bay 70.03 · Σ 28,896 · ↻ 1114 McDonagh, Martinavg 93.5 · bay 82.37 · Σ 29,184 · ↻ 84M – Z
Miller, Christopher ◈avg 83.75 · bay 76.8 · Σ 14,976 · ↻ 24 Montgomery, Lauren ◈avg 57.88 · bay 60.51 · Σ 5,4568 Nolan, Christopheravg 76.77 · bay 75.04 · Σ 46,996 · ↻ 1013 Park, Nickavg 83 · bay 76.37 · Σ 14,8484 Raimi, Sam ◈avg 63.36 · bay 64.09 · Σ 22,288 · ↻ 414 Roach, Jayavg 58.19 · bay 59.66 · Σ 17,257 · ↻ 316 Roberts, Billavg 70.33 · bay 69.4 · Σ 12,1926 Russell, David O.avg 65 · bay 65.58 · Σ 27,344 · ↻ 410 Serkis, Andy ◈avg 47.67 · bay 57.6 · Σ 1,4963 Shanley, John Patrickavg 85 · bay 76.26 · Σ 11,520 · ↻ 13 Sorkin, Aaron ◈avg 64.33 · bay 65.93 · Σ 4,752 · ↻ 33 Stahelski, Chadavg 84 · bay 76.94 · Σ 14,336 · ↻ 64 Vaughn, Matthewavg 57.75 · bay 60.42 · Σ 7,064 · ↻ 18 Wyatt, Rupert ◈avg 37 · bay 50.08 · Σ 2,598 · ↻ 14 Zahler, S. Craigavg 84 · bay 75.76 · Σ 10,8803 Zaillian, Stevenavg 60.33 · bay 63.93 · Σ 6,178 · ↻ 33 Zhao, Chloé ◈avg 79.67 · bay 73.6 · Σ 9,2163Status Sub-Lists
Completed Writers
Gilroy, Tony 16 Goddard, Drew 5 Lindelof, Damon 6 Lord, Phil 7 Miller, Christopher 6 Sheridan, Taylor 6 Sorkin, Aaron 10 Zaillian, Steven 17Franchises & Series
Prelude to MCU-X 42 James Bond 27 Batman 22 Marvel Cinematic Universe 13 Harry Potter 12 Star Wars 12 Spider-Man 11 Planet of the Apes 10 Alien 8 Mission: Impossible 8 Jack Ryan 7 Middle-earth 7 Superman (Salkind) 7 John Wick 6 Lone Wolf and Cub 6 Bourne 5 Indiana Jones 5 Mad Doctor 5 Monsterverse 5 Toy Story 5 Bad News Bears 4 Die Hard 4 Kung Fu Panda 4 The Lego Movie 4 Mad Max 4 The Matrix 4 Piranha 4❧ ✦ ❧
IV. Indices 2988 films
All reviewed films cross-indexed by year, decade, genre, country, language, and certificate. Counts update automatically from the register.
By Decade
By Year
2026 10 2025 66 2024 115 2023 83 2022 67 2021 150 2020 189 2019 114 2018 97 2017 99 2016 92 2015 69 2014 66 2013 76 2012 76 2011 76 2010 64 2009 54 2008 68 2007 54 2006 51 2005 43 2004 39 2003 49 2002 51 2001 42 2000 42 1999 35 1998 33 1997 49 1996 47 1995 33 1994 27 1993 32 1992 21 1991 22 1990 35 1989 36 1988 25 1987 18 1986 15 1985 21 1984 13 1983 14 1982 12 1981 18 1980 12 1979 20 1978 12 1977 10 1976 11 1975 7 1974 14 1973 9 1972 12 1971 12 1970 7 1969 6 1968 7 1967 11 1966 10 1965 5 1964 8 1963 10 1962 9 1961 12 1960 7 1959 10 1958 6 1957 8 1956 7 1955 7 1954 10 1953 10 1952 3 1951 9 1950 6 1949 7 1948 10 1947 14 1946 11 1945 8 1944 5 1943 8 1942 6 1941 10 1940 14 1939 12 1938 4 1937 4 1936 12 1935 8 1934 4 1933 4 1932 9 1931 5 1930 5 1929 3 1928 2 1927 2 1926 3 1925 5 1924 2 1923 2 1922 2 1921 1 1920 1 1919 1 1918 1 1917 1 1916 1 1915 1 1914 1 1913 2 1911 1
By Certificate
By Genre
By Country
USA 2376 UK 255 France 50 Australia 36 Germany 32 Italy 29 Japan 24 Ireland 20 Canada 18 South Korea 16 Sweden 11 Denmark 8 Soviet Union 8 China 7 Hong Kong 7 India 7 Vietnam 7 New Zealand 6 Belgium 5 Brazil 5 Norway 5 Spain 5 Cambodia 4 Czechoslovakia 4 Iran 4 Russia 4 Finland 3 Argentina 2 Chile 2 Iceland 2 Netherlands 2 South Africa 2 Thailand 2 Austria 1 Bhutan 1 Bolivia 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Bulgaria 1 Czech Republic 1 Hungary 1 Indonesia 1 Latvia 1 Nepal 1 Palestine 1 Poland 1 Romania 1 Senegal 1 Tunisia 1 Turkey 1 Ukraine 1 Venezuela 1 Zambia 1
By Language
English 2738 French 33 No Language 31 German 24 Japanese 22 Italian 19 Korean 16 Mandarin 10 Spanish 10 Vietnamese 8 Danish 7 Russian 7 Swedish 7 Cantonese 5 Norwegian 5 Portuguese 5 Czech 4 Hindi 4 Persian 4 Khmer 3 Arabic 2 Dutch 2 Marathi 2 Thai 2 Ukrainian 2 Belarusian 1 Bemba 1 Bengali 1 Bosnian 1 Dzongkha 1 Hungarian 1 Icelandic 1 Indonesian 1 Interslavic 1 Irish 1 Polish 1 Quechua 1 Romanian 1 Tibetan 1 Turkish 1
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