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Ken Russell

Director · 115 credits · 30 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Devils (1971)

Frequent collaborators: Lisi Tribble, Oliver Reed, Roger Daltrey, Derek Jarman, Glenda Jackson

Best Ken Russell movies by genre

Directed movies (81 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Devils

    1971 · ★ 7.4 (446 votes)

    Drama, History, Horror

    1

  2. Tommy

    1975 · ★ 6.5 (378 votes)

    Drama, Music

    2

  3. Altered States

    1980 · ★ 6.7 (776 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

    3

  4. Women in Love

    1969 · ★ 6.6 (138 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    4

  5. Mahler

    1974 · ★ 6.8 (47 votes)

    Drama, Music

    5

  6. Crimes of Passion

    1984 · ★ 6.3 (198 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    6

  7. The Boy Friend

    1971 · ★ 6.5 (41 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Romance

    7

  8. The Lair of the White Worm

    1988 · ★ 5.9 (314 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    8

  9. Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

    1966 · ★ 5.5 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Song of Summer

    1968 · ★ 6.2 (8 votes)

    TV Movie, Music, Drama

    10

  11. Elgar

    1962 · ★ 7.0 (8 votes)

    Drama, Documentary, Music

    11

  12. The Music Lovers

    1971 · ★ 6.5 (56 votes)

    Drama, Music

    12

  13. Valentino

    1977 · ★ 5.8 (47 votes)

    Drama, History

    13

  14. Aria

    1987 · ★ 5.3 (45 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Drama

    14

  15. Savage Messiah

    1972 · ★ 6.1 (25 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. Amelia and the Angel

    1958 · ★ 6.3 (10 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    16

  17. Alice in Russialand

    1995 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)

    History, Fantasy, Comedy

    17

  18. The Debussy Film

    1965 · ★ 7.6 (13 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama

    18

  19. Salome's Last Dance

    1988 · ★ 6.2 (34 votes)

    Drama

    19

  20. Gothic

    1987 · ★ 5.7 (195 votes)

    Horror

    20

  21. Billion Dollar Brain

    1967 · ★ 5.7 (125 votes)

    Thriller

    21

  22. Lisztomania

    1975 · ★ 5.8 (38 votes)

    Music, Comedy, History

    22

  23. Revenge of the Elephant Man

    2004

    Comedy, Drama

    23

  24. The Fall of the Louse of Usher

    2002 · ★ 4.1 (8 votes)

    Fantasy, Horror, Comedy

    24

  25. Dante's Inferno

    1967 · ★ 6.9 (15 votes)

    Drama, History, TV Movie

    25

  26. Elgar: Fantasy on a Composer on a Bicycle

    2002 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Drama, TV Movie

    26

  27. Prisoner of Honor

    1991 · ★ 6.3 (15 votes)

    Drama, History, TV Movie

    27

  28. Peepshow

    1956 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy, Crime

    28

  29. Charlotte Brontë Enters the Big Brother House

    2006

    29

  30. The Rainbow

    1989 · ★ 5.6 (36 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.