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Curtis Hanson

Director · 28 credits · 15 in highly-rated films

Best known for L.A. Confidential (1997)

Frequent collaborators: Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger

Best Curtis Hanson movies by genre

Directed movies (16 total, ranked by score)

  1. L.A. Confidential

    1997 · ★ 7.8 (5,655 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    1

  2. 8 Mile

    2002 · ★ 7.1 (7,927 votes)

    Drama, Music

    2

  3. Wonder Boys

    2000 · ★ 6.8 (676 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    3

  4. Chasing Mavericks

    2012 · ★ 7.0 (600 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Too Big to Fail

    2011 · ★ 7.0 (255 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie, History

    5

  6. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    1992 · ★ 6.9 (1,012 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    6

  7. The River Wild

    1994 · ★ 6.5 (971 votes)

    Adventure, Thriller, Drama

    7

  8. In Her Shoes

    2005 · ★ 6.2 (1,319 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    8

  9. The Bedroom Window

    1987 · ★ 6.3 (140 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    9

  10. Bad Influence

    1990 · ★ 6.0 (196 votes)

    Thriller, Crime

    10

  11. Lucky You

    2007 · ★ 5.7 (286 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    11

  12. The Children of Times Square

    1986 · ★ 6.0 (14 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama, Crime

    12

  13. The Little Dragons

    1980 · ★ 4.7 (6 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Family

    13

  14. Losin' It

    1983 · ★ 4.9 (125 votes)

    Comedy

    14

  15. Sweet Kill

    1972 · ★ 4.1 (9 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    15

  16. Evil Town

    1987 · ★ 3.8 (19 votes)

    Horror

    16

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