Paul Schrader

Director

Paul Schrader has a .045 batting average: 1 of 22 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.045
Hits
1 of 22 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 53% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1978–2024

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) — 80/100 · hit
  2. Blue Collar (1978) — 79/100
  3. First Reformed (2018) — 78/100
  4. Affliction (1998) — 73/100
  5. Light Sleeper (1992) — 72/100
  6. Hardcore (1979) — 70/100
  7. The Card Counter (2021) — 68/100
  8. Auto Focus (2002) — 67/100
  9. American Gigolo (1980) — 64/100
  10. Master Gardener (2023) — 63/100
  11. Cat People (1982) — 62/100
  12. The Comfort of Strangers (1990) — 60/100
  13. Patty Hearst (1988) — 60/100
  14. Oh, Canada (2024) — 60/100
  15. Adam Resurrected (2008) — 56/100
  16. Light of Day (1987) — 55/100
  17. The Walker (2007) — 54/100
  18. Dog Eat Dog (2016) — 50/100
  19. Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005) — 48/100
  20. Forever Mine (1999) — 46/100
  21. Witch Hunt (1994) — 39/100 · TV film, not counted
  22. The Canyons (2013) — 36/100
  23. Dying of the Light (2014) — 36/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) — 80/100 · hit
  2. Blue Collar (1978) — 79/100
  3. First Reformed (2018) — 78/100

Lowest rated

  1. Dying of the Light (2014) — 36/100
  2. The Canyons (2013) — 36/100
  3. Witch Hunt (1994) — 39/100 · TV film, not counted

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How these numbers work: Methodology