Errol Morris
Director · 56 credits · 23 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Frequent collaborators: Werner Herzog
Best Errol Morris movies by genre
Directed movies (42 total, ranked by score)
1The Thin Blue Line
1988 · ★ 7.7 (419 votes)
Crime, Documentary
2The Fog of War
2003 · ★ 7.7 (298 votes)
Documentary, TV Movie
3A Brief History of Time
1991 · ★ 7.2 (130 votes)
Documentary
4Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
1999 · ★ 7.0 (72 votes)
Documentary
5Wormwood
2017 · ★ 6.9 (56 votes)
Documentary, Drama
6Gates of Heaven
1978 · ★ 6.8 (111 votes)
Documentary
7Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025 · ★ 6.1 (76 votes)
Documentary, Crime
8Standard Operating Procedure
2008 · ★ 6.8 (66 votes)
Documentary, War
9The Dark Wind
1992 · ★ 5.0 (8 votes)
Drama, Thriller
10Tabloid
2011 · ★ 6.4 (135 votes)
Documentary
11Separated
2024
Documentary
12The Unknown Known
2013 · ★ 6.9 (88 votes)
Documentary, History
13The Pigeon Tunnel
2023 · ★ 6.6 (36 votes)
Documentary
14Demon in the Freezer
2016 · ★ 6.0 (5 votes)
Documentary
15Vernon, Florida
1981 · ★ 6.7 (51 votes)
Documentary
16Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
1997 · ★ 6.8 (42 votes)
Documentary
- 17
The Umbrella Man
2011 · ★ 7.1 (10 votes)
Documentary
- 18
November 22, 1963
2013 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)
- 19
The Subterranean Stadium
2015
Documentary
- 20
Lech Walesa: The Shipyard
2014
21American Dharma
2019 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)
Documentary
22El Wingador
2012 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
23The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
2017 · ★ 6.8 (23 votes)
Documentary
24Bob Geldof: The Moment
2014
Documentary
- 25
Being Mr. Met
2015
- 26
The Heist
2015
Documentary
27They Were There
2011 · ★ 4.5 (4 votes)
Documentary
- 28
The Streaker
2015
Documentary
29Leymah Gbowee: The Dream
2014
- 30
Most Valuable Whatever
2015
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.