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Bob Rafelson

Director · 29 credits · 12 in highly-rated films

Best known for Five Easy Pieces (1970)

Frequent collaborators: Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Peter Bogdanovich, Henry Jaglom

Best Bob Rafelson movies by genre

Directed movies (16 total, ranked by score)

  1. Five Easy Pieces

    1970 · ★ 7.1 (608 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. Black Widow

    1987 · ★ 6.2 (228 votes)

    Thriller

    2

  3. The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1981 · ★ 6.5 (564 votes)

    Crime, Romance, Drama

    3

  4. Mountains of the Moon

    1990 · ★ 6.5 (86 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, History

    4

  5. Modesty

    1981

    Documentary

    5

  6. Head

    1968 · ★ 6.2 (106 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    6

  7. Poodle Springs

    1998 · ★ 5.5 (25 votes)

    TV Movie, Crime, Mystery

    7

  8. Stay Hungry

    1976 · ★ 5.7 (91 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    8

  9. The King of Marvin Gardens

    1972 · ★ 5.9 (98 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. No Good Deed

    2002 · ★ 5.4 (218 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    10

  11. Blood and Wine

    1996 · ★ 5.7 (187 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    11

  12. Picture Windows: Armed Response

    1995

    Drama, TV Movie

    12

  13. Wet

    1994 · ★ 4.7 (8 votes)

    Comedy

    13

  14. Porn.com

    2002 · ★ 4.4 (9 votes)

    14

  15. Man Trouble

    1992 · ★ 4.9 (67 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    15

  16. Tales of Erotica

    1996 · ★ 3.9 (10 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

    16

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