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Albert Maysles

Director · 62 credits · 9 in highly-rated films

Best known for Gimme Shelter (1970)

Frequent collaborators: David Maysles, Susan Froemke, Charlotte Zwerin, Deborah Dickson, D. A. Pennebaker

Directed movies (49 total, ranked by score)

  1. Gimme Shelter

    1970 · ★ 7.3 (195 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    1

  2. Grey Gardens

    1976 · ★ 7.3 (247 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Salesman

    1969 · ★ 7.1 (97 votes)

    Documentary

    3

  4. Iris

    2014 · ★ 7.3 (108 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. Meet Marlon Brando

    1966 · ★ 6.6 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Ozawa

    1985 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    6

  7. Horowitz Plays Mozart

    1987

    Music

    7

  8. The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

    1991 · ★ 7.9 (10 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    8

  9. What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

    1964 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    9

  10. The Beales of Grey Gardens

    2006 · ★ 7.3 (33 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    10

  11. The Love We Make

    2011 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    11

  12. Anastasia

    1962 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Abortion: Desperate Choices

    1992

    Documentary

    13

  14. Muhammad and Larry

    2009 · ★ 6.5 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    14

  15. The Gates

    2008 · ★ 6.1 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. Islands

    1987 · ★ 6.5 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    16

  17. Christo in Paris

    1990 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Christo's Valley Curtain

    1974 · ★ 6.6 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

    2001 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    19

  20. The Secret of Trees

    2013 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    20

  21. Time Piece

    2006

    Documentary

    21

  22. In Transit

    2015 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. This Is an Adventure

    2005 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Cut Piece

    1965 · ★ 6.5 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. With Love from Truman

    1966 · ★ 6.2 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. Umbrellas

    1994

    Documentary

    26

  27. LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

    2001 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    27

  28. Orson Welles in Spain

    1966 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    28

  29. Running Fence

    1977 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert

    1970

    Documentary, Music

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.