David Maysles
Director · 30 credits · 6 in highly-rated films
Best known for Gimme Shelter (1970)
Frequent collaborators: Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin, Edith Bouvier Beale, Jerry Torre, Ellen Giffard
Directed movies (25 total, ranked by score)
1Gimme Shelter
1970 · ★ 7.3 (195 votes)
Documentary, Music
2Grey Gardens
1976 · ★ 7.3 (247 votes)
Documentary
3Salesman
1969 · ★ 7.1 (97 votes)
Documentary
4Meet Marlon Brando
1966 · ★ 6.6 (8 votes)
Documentary
5Ozawa
1985 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Documentary, Music
6What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
1964 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)
Documentary, Music
7The Beales of Grey Gardens
2006 · ★ 7.3 (33 votes)
Documentary, Drama
- 8
Anastasia
1962 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
9The Gates
2008 · ★ 6.1 (8 votes)
Documentary
10Islands
1987 · ★ 6.5 (6 votes)
Documentary
11Christo in Paris
1990 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)
Documentary
12Horowitz: The Last Romantic
1985
Music, Documentary
13Christo's Valley Curtain
1974 · ★ 6.6 (8 votes)
Documentary
- 14
Journey to Jerusalem
1968
Documentary, Music
15Cut Piece
1965 · ★ 6.5 (1 votes)
Documentary
16With Love from Truman
1966 · ★ 6.2 (6 votes)
Documentary
17Orson Welles in Spain
1966 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)
Documentary
18Running Fence
1977 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)
Documentary
19Showman
1963 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)
Documentary
20Muhammad and Larry
1980
Documentary
- 21
IBM: A Self Portrait
1964
Documentary
22Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
1964
Documentary
- 23
Experiment on 114th Street
1968
Documentary
24Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
1966
Documentary
25The Burks of Georgia
1976
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.