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Hal Needham

Director · 29 credits · 19 in highly-rated films

Best known for Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

Frequent collaborators: Burt Reynolds

Best Hal Needham movies by genre

Directed movies (17 total, ranked by score)

  1. Smokey and the Bandit

    1977 · ★ 7.0 (822 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Comedy

    1

  2. The Cannonball Run

    1981 · ★ 6.2 (714 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Family

    2

  3. Hooper

    1978 · ★ 6.3 (145 votes)

    Action, Comedy

    3

  4. Rad

    1986 · ★ 6.5 (114 votes)

    Drama, Family, Romance

    4

  5. Cannonball Run II

    1984 · ★ 5.4 (358 votes)

    Action, Comedy

    5

  6. Stunts Unlimited

    1980

    Action, TV Movie

    6

  7. The Villain

    1979 · ★ 5.7 (164 votes)

    Comedy, Western

    7

  8. Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

    1999 · ★ 6.8 (10 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    8

  9. Smokey and the Bandit II

    1980 · ★ 5.5 (320 votes)

    Action, Comedy

    9

  10. Death Car on the Freeway

    1979 · ★ 5.2 (18 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, Horror

    10

  11. Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit

    1994 · ★ 4.2 (9 votes)

    Comedy, Action, TV Movie

    11

  12. Body Slam

    1986 · ★ 5.1 (24 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    12

  13. Bandit: Bandit, Bandit

    1994 · ★ 4.7 (16 votes)

    Comedy, Action, TV Movie

    13

  14. Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

    1994 · ★ 4.5 (12 votes)

    Comedy, Action, TV Movie

    14

  15. Bandit: Bandit Goes Country

    1994 · ★ 4.2 (12 votes)

    Comedy, Action, TV Movie

    15

  16. Stroker Ace

    1983 · ★ 4.9 (58 votes)

    Action, Comedy

    16

  17. MegaForce

    1982 · ★ 4.1 (85 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

    17

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