Luis Buñuel

Director

Luis Buñuel has a .700 batting average: 14 of 20 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.700
Hits
14 of 20 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 2% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1929–1977

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Viridiana (1962) — 95/100 · hit
  2. Él (1953) — 87/100 · hit
  3. Simon of the Desert (1965) — 86/100 · hit
  4. Un Chien Andalou (1929) — 85/100 · short, not counted
  5. The Young and the Damned (1950) — 85/100 · hit
  6. The Exterminating Angel (1962) — 85/100 · hit
  7. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) — 84/100 · hit
  8. Land Without Bread (1933) — 83/100 · short, not counted
  9. Belle de Jour (1967) — 83/100 · hit
  10. The Young One (1960) — 83/100 · hit
  11. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) — 82/100 · hit
  12. Tristana (1970) — 82/100 · hit
  13. The Milky Way (1969) — 81/100 · hit
  14. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955) — 81/100 · hit
  15. The Phantom of Liberty (1974) — 80/100 · hit
  16. Nazarín (1959) — 80/100 · hit
  17. Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) — 79/100
  18. Robinson Crusoe (1954) — 79/100
  19. L'Âge d'or (1930) — 78/100
  20. The Brute (1953) — 78/100
  21. Death in the Garden (1956) — 76/100
  22. Susana (1951) — 70/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Viridiana (1962) — 95/100 · hit
  2. Él (1953) — 87/100 · hit
  3. Simon of the Desert (1965) — 86/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Susana (1951) — 70/100
  2. Death in the Garden (1956) — 76/100
  3. The Brute (1953) — 78/100

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How these numbers work: Methodology