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Ross McElwee

Director · 23 credits · 6 in highly-rated films

Best known for Sherman's March (1986)

Frequent collaborators: Charleen Swansea, Marilyn Levine, Adrian McElwee

Directed movies (14 total, ranked by score)

  1. Sherman's March

    1986 · ★ 6.3 (45 votes)

    Documentary

    1

  2. Time Indefinite

    1993 · ★ 7.0 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Photographic Memory

    2011 · ★ 5.8 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    3

  4. Bright Leaves

    2004 · ★ 7.0 (16 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. Six O'Clock News

    1997 · ★ 6.0 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Backyard

    1984 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    6

  7. Remake

    2026

    Documentary

    7

  8. Something to Do with the Wall

    1991 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. Space Coast

    1979 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?

    1977 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. In Paraguay

    2008

    Documentary

    11

  12. 20,000 Missing Persons

    1974 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Resident Exile

    1981

    Documentary

    13

  14. 68 Albany Street

    1976

    Documentary

    14

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.