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Ava DuVernay

Director · 26 credits · 10 in highly-rated films

Best known for 13th (2016)

Best Ava DuVernay movies by genre

Directed movies (17 total, ranked by score)

  1. 13th

    2016 · ★ 7.8 (804 votes)

    Documentary

    1

  2. Selma

    2014 · ★ 7.4 (2,352 votes)

    History, Drama

    2

  3. Origin

    2023 · ★ 6.2 (81 votes)

    Drama, History

    3

  4. Family Feud

    2018 · ★ 2.5 (2 votes)

    Music

    4

  5. The Door

    2013 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Romance

    5

  6. August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

    2017

    History, Documentary

    6

  7. My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

    2010 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Music, Documentary, TV Movie

    7

  8. Middle of Nowhere

    2012 · ★ 6.0 (30 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. Saturday Night Life

    2006 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Say Yes

    2013 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Romance

    10

  11. Venus VS.

    2013 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Compton in C Minor

    2009 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. This Is the Life

    2008 · ★ 5.8 (8 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    13

  14. A Wrinkle in Time

    2018 · ★ 5.1 (1,872 votes)

    Adventure, Science Fiction, Family

    14

  15. I Will Follow

    2010 · ★ 4.8 (21 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    15

  16. 14th

    2026

    Documentary, History

    16

  17. Heist of Benin

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    Thriller

    17

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.