Irvin Kershner
Director · 32 credits · 13 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Frequent collaborators: George Lucas, John Williams
Best Irvin Kershner movies by genre
Directed movies (21 total, ranked by score)
1The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · ★ 8.4 (18,744 votes)
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
2Never Say Never Again
1983 · ★ 6.1 (1,654 votes)
Adventure, Action, Thriller
3RoboCop 2
1990 · ★ 6.0 (2,189 votes)
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
4The Flim-Flam Man
1967 · ★ 7.0 (25 votes)
Comedy, Crime
5Loving
1970 · ★ 6.0 (17 votes)
Drama, Romance
6Raid on Entebbe
1976 · ★ 6.0 (58 votes)
Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
7SeaQuest DSV
1993
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
8Eyes of Laura Mars
1978 · ★ 5.8 (233 votes)
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
9Traveling Man
1989 · ★ 2.8 (4 votes)
Comedy, TV Movie
10The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964 · ★ 6.8 (10 votes)
Drama
11Up the Sandbox
1972 · ★ 5.9 (24 votes)
Comedy, Drama
12The Hoodlum Priest
1961 · ★ 5.9 (8 votes)
Drama
13Stakeout on Dope Street
1958 · ★ 6.6 (8 votes)
Crime, Drama
14A Face in the Rain
1963 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)
War
15The Return of a Man Called Horse
1976 · ★ 5.7 (58 votes)
Western, Adventure
16The Young Captives
1959 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Drama
17A Fine Madness
1966 · ★ 4.7 (18 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
18Confidential File: Horror Comics
1955
Documentary, TV Movie, Crime
- 19
Confidential File: Barbiturates
1955
TV Movie, Documentary, Drama
20Now Is Tomorrow
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Drama, Fantasy, Horror
21S*P*Y*S
1974 · ★ 5.2 (16 votes)
Action, Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.