Luis Buñuel

Writer

Luis Buñuel has written 20 rated films; 14 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .700 batting average.

Batting average
.700
Hits
14 of 20 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 3% of 468 writers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1929–1977

Films, rated out of 100

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

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

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

How these numbers work: Methodology