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Bill Forsyth

Director · 17 credits · 8 in highly-rated films

Best known for Local Hero (1983)

Frequent collaborators: Alistair Moffat

Directed movies (12 total, ranked by score)

  1. Local Hero

    1983 · ★ 6.8 (414 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    1

  2. Gregory's Girl

    1980 · ★ 6.8 (149 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    2

  3. Housekeeping

    1987 · ★ 6.6 (54 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    3

  4. Comfort and Joy

    1984 · ★ 6.6 (63 votes)

    Comedy

    4

  5. Andrina

    1981 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    5

  6. That Sinking Feeling

    1980 · ★ 6.3 (27 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Crime

    6

  7. Breaking In

    1989 · ★ 5.7 (33 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Comedy

    7

  8. Islands of the West

    1972 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. Being Human

    1994 · ★ 5.1 (63 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Fantasy

    9

  10. Gregory's Two Girls

    1999 · ★ 4.6 (18 votes)

    Comedy

    10

  11. Still Life with Honesty

    1970

    Documentary

    11

  12. Shapes In The Water

    1974

    Documentary

    12

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