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Hugh Hudson

Director · 21 credits · 10 in highly-rated films

Best known for Chariots of Fire (1981)

Frequent collaborators: Sydney Pollack, William Friedkin, Steven Spielberg, Ernest R. Dickerson

Best Hugh Hudson movies by genre

Directed movies (15 total, ranked by score)

  1. Chariots of Fire

    1981 · ★ 6.8 (1,058 votes)

    Drama, History

    1

  2. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

    1984 · ★ 6.4 (510 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    2

  3. Lumière & Company

    1995 · ★ 6.3 (71 votes)

    Drama, Documentary

    3

  4. My Life So Far

    1999 · ★ 5.5 (34 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    4

  5. Lost Angels

    1989 · ★ 6.4 (15 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. 12 Squadron Buccaneers

    1980

    Documentary

    6

  7. Finding Altamira

    2016 · ★ 5.8 (141 votes)

    Drama, History

    7

  8. Revolution

    1985 · ★ 5.4 (130 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, History

    8

  9. I Dreamed of Africa

    2000 · ★ 5.4 (85 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Adventure

    9

  10. The Tortoise and the Hare

    1966

    Drama

    10

  11. Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death

    2011

    Documentary

    11

  12. Design for Today

    1965 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. The King of Ads

    1991 · ★ 4.3 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora

    1980

    Documentary

    14

  15. Birds and Planes

    1967

    Documentary

    15

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