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Robert Zemeckis

Director · 48 credits · 34 in highly-rated films

Best known for Forrest Gump (1994)

Frequent collaborators: Steven Spielberg, Michael J. Fox, Bob Gale, Alan Silvestri, Christopher Lloyd

Best Robert Zemeckis movies by genre

Directed movies (31 total, ranked by score)

  1. Forrest Gump

    1994 · ★ 8.5 (30,300 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    1

  2. Back to the Future

    1985 · ★ 8.3 (22,258 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

    2

  3. Cast Away

    2000 · ★ 7.7 (12,478 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    3

  4. Back to the Future Part II

    1989 · ★ 7.8 (14,129 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

    4

  5. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988 · ★ 7.5 (6,307 votes)

    Fantasy, Animation, Comedy

    5

  6. Contact

    1997 · ★ 7.4 (5,076 votes)

    Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery

    6

  7. Back to the Future Part III

    1990 · ★ 7.5 (11,710 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

    7

  8. Flight

    2012 · ★ 6.9 (6,542 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. A Christmas Carol

    2009 · ★ 6.9 (4,971 votes)

    Animation, Drama, Family

    9

  10. Allied

    2016 · ★ 6.8 (4,848 votes)

    Action, Drama, War

    10

  11. The Polar Express

    2004 · ★ 6.7 (6,982 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Family

    11

  12. Death Becomes Her

    1992 · ★ 6.8 (3,051 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

    12

  13. The Walk

    2015 · ★ 7.0 (3,394 votes)

    History, Drama, Adventure

    13

  14. What Lies Beneath

    2000 · ★ 6.4 (2,063 votes)

    Drama, Horror, Mystery

    14

  15. Romancing the Stone

    1984 · ★ 6.8 (2,052 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Action

    15

  16. Here

    2024 · ★ 6.5 (698 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Beowulf

    2007 · ★ 5.9 (3,135 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Animation

    17

  18. Roald Dahl's The Witches

    2020 · ★ 6.3 (3,018 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy, Family

    18

  19. Used Cars

    1980 · ★ 6.4 (294 votes)

    Comedy

    19

  20. Welcome to Marwen

    2018 · ★ 6.5 (1,212 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    20

  21. Pinocchio

    2022 · ★ 6.3 (1,763 votes)

    Fantasy, Adventure, Family

    21

  22. I Wanna Hold Your Hand

    1978 · ★ 6.3 (120 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    22

  23. Amazing Stories

    1986 · ★ 6.1 (32 votes)

    TV Movie, Fantasy, Horror

    23

  24. A Field of Honor

    1973 · ★ 6.5 (6 votes)

    Action, Comedy

    24

  25. Le court des grands

    2005 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    25

  26. Doc Brown Saves the World

    2015 · ★ 6.3 (16 votes)

    Science Fiction

    26

  27. Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

    1999 · ★ 8.7 (3 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    27

  28. Two-Fisted Tales

    1992 · ★ 5.1 (17 votes)

    War, TV Movie, Western

    28

  29. The Lift

    1972 · ★ 6.2 (12 votes)

    Comedy, Thriller

    29

  30. The Pursuit of Happiness

    1999

    Documentary, History

    30

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