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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

Directed movies (81 total, ranked by score)

  1. Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait

    1984 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    61

  2. Pop Goes the Easel

    1962 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    TV Movie, Documentary

    62

  3. London Moods

    1961 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    63

  4. Boudica Bites Back

    2009

    Music

    64

  5. Variations on a Mechanical Theme

    1959 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    65

  6. Shelagh Delaney's Salford

    1960 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    66

  7. From Spain to Streatham

    1959 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    67

  8. The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch

    1995 · ★ 4.4 (5 votes)

    Comedy

    68

  9. The Light Fantastic

    1960 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    69

  10. A Kitten for Hitler

    2007 · ★ 4.7 (9 votes)

    Comedy

    70

  11. Trapped Ashes

    2006 · ★ 5.1 (54 votes)

    Horror

    71

  12. Tales of Erotica

    1996 · ★ 3.9 (10 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

    72

  13. Watch the Birdie

    2007

    Documentary

    73

  14. Old Battersea House

    1961

    74

  15. Gordon Jacob

    1959

    75

  16. Mr Chesher’s Traction Engines

    1962

    76

  17. Journey Into a Lost World

    1960

    77

  18. Portrait of a Goon

    1959

    Documentary

    78

  19. A Bedlington Miners' Picnic

    1960

    79

  20. Scottish Painters

    1959

    80

  21. The Miners' Picnic by Ken Russell

    2005

    81

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.