Highest rated as cast or director
Robert Altman's 9 titles from the 1970s have a median Balasaur Score of 76, led by Nashville (82) and McCabe & Mrs. Miller (81), against 70 for those from the 1990s.
Biography
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), "The Long Goodbye" (1973), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Directed 82
2000s
- 2006
- 2004
Tanner on Tanner
Director
- 2003
- 2001
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Cookie's Fortune
Director
- 1998
Killer App
Director
The Gingerbread Man
Director
- 1997
Gun
Director
Jazz '34
Director
- 1996
- 1994
- 1993
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
Director
- 1992
- 1990
Vincent & Theo
Director
Vincent & Theo
Director
1980s
- 1988
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Director
- 1987
O.C. and Stiggs
Director
Beyond Therapy
Director
- 1985
The Laundromat
Director
- 1984
Secret Honor
Director
- 1983
- 1982
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Director
Precious Blood
Director
Rattlesnake in a Cooler
Director
- 1980
HealtH
Director
1970s
- 1979
A Perfect Couple
Director
- 1978
A Wedding
Director
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
Thieves Like Us
Director
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
Brewster McCloud
Director
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
That Cold Day in the Park
Director
- 1967
Countdown
Director
- 1965
The Kathryn Reed Story
Director
- 1964
Pot au feu
Director
- 1963
The Party
Director
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
Director
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
The Troubleshooters
Director
- 1958
U.S. Marshal
Director
- 1957
Whirlybirds
Director
- 1956
The Magic Bond
Director
- 1955
- 1954
The Dirty Look
Director
- 1952
The Sound of Bells
Director
- 1951
Modern Football
Director
Produced 38
2000s
- 2006
- 2004
Tanner on Tanner
Executive Producer
- 2003
- 2001
- 2000
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
Producer
1990s
- 1999
Cookie's Fortune
Producer
- 1997
Gun
Executive Producer
Jazz '34
Producer
- 1996
- 1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Producer
1980s
- 1988
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Producer
- 1987
O.C. and Stiggs
Producer
- 1984
Secret Honor
Producer
- 1983
- 1982
Precious Blood
Executive Producer
Rattlesnake in a Cooler
Executive Producer
- 1980
HealtH
Producer
1970s
- 1979
Rich Kids
Executive Producer
A Perfect Couple
Producer
- 1978
A Wedding
Producer
Remember My Name
Producer
- 1977
The Late Show
Producer
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
1960s
- 1964
- 1963
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
Producer
1950s
- 1957
Wrote 19
2000s
- 2001
1990s
- 1996
- 1994
- 1993
1980s
- 1987
Beyond Therapy
Screenplay
- 1980
HealtH
Writer
1970s
- 1979
A Perfect Couple
Writer
- 1978
A Wedding
Screenplay, Story
- 1977
- 1976
- 1974
Thieves Like Us
Screenplay
- 1972
- 1971
1960s
- 1963
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
Writer
1950s
- 1957
- 1956
Corn's-a-Poppin'
Writer
1940s
- 1948
Bodyguard
Story
Acted in 12
2020s
- 2025
- 2024
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2000s
- 2004
Words in Progress
Movie
1980s
- 1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
- 1981
1970s
- 1976
From the Prairie to the Palace
Movie
- 1975
- 1973
- 1970
Events
Bob
1960s
- 1967
1950s
- 1952
Created 2
2000s
- 2004
Tanner on Tanner
Creator
1980s
- 1988
Edited 1
1950s
- 1957
Appearances33
2020s
- 2022
Each Day in a Moment
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010s
- 2018
- 2014
- 2013
What Is Cinema?
Self
2000s
- 2005
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Self
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Self
- 2004
- 2003
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Self
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
- 2002
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
Self
Rip Van Marlowe
Self
- 2001
History vs. Hollywood
Self · 1 episode
- 2000
Backstory
Self · 1 episode
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
1990s
- 1999
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
- 1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
- 1996
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Self
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
- 1994
American Cinema
Self · 1 episode
- 1993
Made in the USA
Self
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
- 1992
Robert Altman's Players
Self
- 1990
1970s
- 1978
1960s
- 1968
- 1965
The Kathryn Reed Story
Self
1950s
- 1953
