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D. A. Pennebaker

Director · 78 credits · 17 in highly-rated films

Best known for No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

Frequent collaborators: Chris Hegedus, Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, Robert Drew, Gregory Shuker

Best D. A. Pennebaker movies by genre

Directed movies (63 total, ranked by score)

  1. Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back

    1967 · ★ 7.4 (176 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    1

  2. Monterey Pop

    1968 · ★ 7.3 (96 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    2

  3. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

    1983 · ★ 7.4 (54 votes)

    Music

    3

  4. Daybreak Express

    1957 · ★ 7.2 (50 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    4

  5. Depeche Mode 101

    1989 · ★ 7.9 (36 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    5

  6. The War Room

    1993 · ★ 6.8 (70 votes)

    Documentary, History

    6

  7. Woodstock Diary

    1994 · ★ 9.2 (2 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    7

  8. Sweet Toronto

    1971 · ★ 7.1 (4 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    8

  9. Jimi Plays Monterey

    1987 · ★ 7.4 (28 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    9

  10. Down from the Mountain

    2001 · ★ 7.6 (9 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    10

  11. Kings of Pastry

    2009 · ★ 6.9 (24 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Baby

    1954 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Shake! Otis at Monterey

    1987 · ★ 7.3 (34 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    13

  14. Brussels Loops

    1958

    Documentary

    14

  15. Original Cast Album: Company

    1970 · ★ 7.2 (21 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    15

  16. Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection

    2016 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    16

  17. Moon Over Broadway

    1997 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    17

  18. Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (23 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music

    1992 · ★ 8.0 (4 votes)

    Music

    19

  20. Skyscraper

    1959 · ★ 7.2 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    20

  21. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey

    2007 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    21

  22. Unlocking the Cage

    2016 · ★ 6.8 (14 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

    2002 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    23

  24. The Return of the War Room

    2008 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. Lambert & Co.

    1964 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    25

  26. 65 Revisited

    2007 · ★ 9.2 (4 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    26

  27. Only the Strong Survive

    2002 · ★ 7.0 (5 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    27

  28. Town Bloody Hall

    1979 · ★ 5.8 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    28

  29. Hier Strauss

    1965 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    29

  30. Jane

    1962 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    30

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