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Gary Nelson

Director · 36 credits · 9 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Return of Ironside (1993)

Directed movies (35 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Return of Ironside

    1993 · ★ 4.8 (11 votes)

    TV Movie

    1

  2. The Black Hole

    1979 · ★ 5.8 (562 votes)

    Adventure, Science Fiction, Action

    2

  3. Murder in Coweta County

    1983 · ★ 7.0 (12 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie, Crime

    3

  4. Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

    1995

    Mystery, TV Movie

    4

  5. Police Story: The Watch Commander

    1988

    Action, TV Movie

    5

  6. Melanie Darrow

    1997

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    6

  7. For Love and Honor

    1983 · ★ 10.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    7

  8. The Sands of Time

    1992

    Drama, War, TV Movie

    8

  9. Murder in Three Acts

    1986 · ★ 5.9 (77 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    9

  10. Freaky Friday

    1976 · ★ 6.1 (309 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy, Family

    10

  11. The Pride of Jesse Hallam

    1981 · ★ 5.0 (6 votes)

    Drama, Family, TV Movie

    11

  12. The Boy Who Talked to Badgers

    1975 · ★ 6.2 (7 votes)

    Family, Adventure, TV Movie

    12

  13. The Baron and the Kid

    1984 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    13

  14. The Girl on the Late, Late Show

    1974 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Mystery, TV Movie, Thriller

    14

  15. The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

    1971

    Drama, Family, TV Movie

    15

  16. More Than Murder

    1984 · ★ 4.2 (4 votes)

    TV Movie, Crime, Mystery

    16

  17. Fast Company

    1995

    Comedy, Mystery, Crime

    17

  18. Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

    1994

    Mystery, TV Movie

    18

  19. To Kill a Cop

    1978

    Crime, Drama, Action

    19

  20. Secrets of the Pirate's Inn

    1969 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Adventure, Family, Mystery

    20

  21. Santee

    1973 · ★ 5.4 (11 votes)

    Drama, Action, Western

    21

  22. Murder Me, Murder You

    1983 · ★ 6.6 (4 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, TV Movie

    22

  23. A Movie Star's Daughter

    1979 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)

    TV Movie, Comedy

    23

  24. The Hit Man

    1991

    Action, Comedy, TV Movie

    24

  25. Get Smart, Again!

    1989 · ★ 5.3 (36 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Family

    25

  26. Revolver

    1992

    Action, Crime, TV Movie

    26

  27. It's a Mile from Here to Glory

    1978 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Family, TV Movie

    27

  28. Panache

    1976

    Action, Adventure, Comedy

    28

  29. Medical Story

    1975

    Drama

    29

  30. The Lookalike

    1990 · ★ 3.7 (3 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.