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Richard Donner

Director · 49 credits · 27 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Goonies (1985)

Frequent collaborators: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Stuart Baird, Harvey Bernhard

Best Richard Donner movies by genre

Directed movies (30 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Goonies

    1985 · ★ 7.5 (6,352 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Family

    1

  2. Lethal Weapon

    1987 · ★ 7.3 (5,170 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    2

  3. Superman

    1978 · ★ 7.2 (4,378 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

    3

  4. The Omen

    1976 · ★ 7.4 (2,454 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    4

  5. Lethal Weapon 2

    1989 · ★ 7.0 (3,831 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    5

  6. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

    2006 · ★ 7.4 (412 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

    6

  7. Ladyhawke

    1985 · ★ 7.0 (1,280 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

    7

  8. Lethal Weapon 3

    1992 · ★ 6.7 (3,326 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    8

  9. Maverick

    1994 · ★ 6.9 (1,802 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Comedy

    9

  10. Lethal Weapon 4

    1998 · ★ 6.6 (3,031 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    10

  11. Scrooged

    1988 · ★ 6.8 (1,735 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy, Drama

    11

  12. Conspiracy Theory

    1997 · ★ 6.6 (1,681 votes)

    Action, Drama, Mystery

    12

  13. 16 Blocks

    2006 · ★ 6.5 (2,146 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Crime

    13

  14. Assassins

    1995 · ★ 6.5 (1,749 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Crime

    14

  15. Radio Flyer

    1992 · ★ 7.0 (206 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. Timeline

    2003 · ★ 5.7 (1,201 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    16

  17. Lucas Tanner

    1974

    Drama

    17

  18. The Toy

    1982 · ★ 5.9 (235 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    18

  19. Inside Moves

    1980 · ★ 6.4 (30 votes)

    Drama

    19

  20. A Shadow in the Streets

    1975 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    20

  21. Senior Year

    1974

    Drama, TV Movie

    21

  22. Two-Fisted Tales

    1992 · ★ 5.1 (17 votes)

    War, TV Movie, Western

    22

  23. Nightside

    1973 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    TV Movie, Crime, Drama

    23

  24. Philbert (Three's a Crowd)

    1963 · ★ 4.5 (4 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie, Animation

    24

  25. X-15

    1961 · ★ 5.7 (18 votes)

    Action, Drama, History

    25

  26. Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

    1975 · ★ 5.3 (12 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    26

  27. Sam Cade

    1972

    TV Movie, Crime

    27

  28. The Marshal of Madrid

    1972

    Action, Western, TV Movie

    28

  29. Salt & Pepper

    1968 · ★ 5.3 (24 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Thriller

    29

  30. Twinky

    1970 · ★ 4.8 (28 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Comedy

    30

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