Paul Thomas Anderson

Director

Paul Thomas Anderson has a .455 batting average: 5 of 11 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.455
Hits
5 of 11 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 9% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1993–2025

Films, ranked by rating

  1. There Will Be Blood (2007) — 96/100 · hit
  2. Phantom Thread (2017) — 86/100 · hit
  3. One Battle After Another (2025) — 83/100 · hit
  4. Boogie Nights (1997) — 82/100 · hit
  5. The Master (2012) — 80/100 · hit
  6. Magnolia (1999) — 79/100
  7. Junun (2015) — 79/100
  8. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) — 78/100
  9. Licorice Pizza (2021) — 78/100
  10. Hard Eight (1997) — 74/100
  11. Anima (2019) — 74/100 · short, not counted
  12. Mattress Man Commercial (2003) — 72/100 · short, not counted
  13. Inherent Vice (2014) — 70/100
  14. Cigarettes & Coffee (1993) — 69/100 · short, not counted
  15. Couch (2003) — 45/100 · short, not counted

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. There Will Be Blood (2007) — 96/100 · hit
  2. Phantom Thread (2017) — 86/100 · hit
  3. One Battle After Another (2025) — 83/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Couch (2003) — 45/100 · short, not counted
  2. Cigarettes & Coffee (1993) — 69/100 · short, not counted
  3. Inherent Vice (2014) — 70/100

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How these numbers work: Methodology