Errol Morris

Director

Errol Morris has a .273 batting average: 3 of 11 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.273
Hits
3 of 11 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 20% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1978–2025

Films, ranked by rating

  1. The Fog of War (2003) — 84/100 · hit
  2. The Thin Blue Line (1988) — 83/100 · hit
  3. Vernon, Florida (1981) — 81/100 · hit
  4. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999) — 79/100
  5. A Brief History of Time (1991) — 78/100
  6. Gates of Heaven (1978) — 78/100
  7. Tabloid (2011) — 73/100
  8. Standard Operating Procedure (2008) — 72/100
  9. The Unknown Known (2013) — 72/100
  10. Wormwood (2017) — 69/100
  11. Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025) — 59/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. The Fog of War (2003) — 84/100 · hit
  2. The Thin Blue Line (1988) — 83/100 · hit
  3. Vernon, Florida (1981) — 81/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025) — 59/100
  2. Wormwood (2017) — 69/100
  3. The Unknown Known (2013) — 72/100

How these numbers work: Methodology