Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer

Paul Thomas Anderson has written 10 rated films; 5 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .500 batting average.

Batting average
.500
Hits
5 of 10 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 9% of 468 writers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1993–2025

Films, rated out of 100

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

Also on Movie Moneyball as director. Each page is a separate record.

How these numbers work: Methodology