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Luis Buñuel

Director · 51 credits · 36 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Young and the Damned (1950)

Frequent collaborators: Jean-Claude Carrière, Catherine Deneuve, Arturo Ripstein

Best Luis Buñuel movies by genre

Directed movies (33 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Young and the Damned

    1950 · ★ 8.1 (547 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    1

  2. The Exterminating Angel

    1962 · ★ 7.9 (754 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

    2

  3. Belle de Jour

    1967 · ★ 7.3 (1,031 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    3

  4. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

    1972 · ★ 7.5 (932 votes)

    Comedy

    4

  5. Un Chien Andalou

    1929 · ★ 7.4 (1,443 votes)

    Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

    5

  6. Viridiana

    1962 · ★ 7.7 (557 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. That Obscure Object of Desire

    1977 · ★ 7.4 (450 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    7

  8. The Phantom of Liberty

    1974 · ★ 7.5 (332 votes)

    Comedy

    8

  9. Simon of the Desert

    1965 · ★ 7.7 (240 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

    9

  10. The Young One

    1960 · ★ 7.0 (61 votes)

    Drama

    10

  11. Nazarín

    1959 · ★ 7.6 (148 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. Diary of a Chambermaid

    1964 · ★ 7.1 (236 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    12

  13. Él

    1953 · ★ 7.7 (158 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    13

  14. L'Âge d'or

    1930 · ★ 6.8 (344 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Drama

    14

  15. Tristana

    1970 · ★ 7.2 (279 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. The Milky Way

    1969 · ★ 7.0 (187 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    16

  17. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

    1955 · ★ 7.3 (176 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Crime

    17

  18. Land Without Bread

    1933 · ★ 7.1 (173 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. Susana

    1951 · ★ 6.8 (48 votes)

    Drama

    19

  20. Robinson Crusoe

    1954 · ★ 6.3 (98 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    20

  21. The Brute

    1953 · ★ 6.9 (67 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    21

  22. The Great Madcap

    1949 · ★ 7.2 (37 votes)

    Comedy

    22

  23. Death in the Garden

    1956 · ★ 6.4 (76 votes)

    Drama, Adventure

    23

  24. Wuthering Heights

    1954 · ★ 6.2 (35 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    24

  25. Fever Mounts at El Pao

    1959 · ★ 6.2 (33 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. Mexican Bus Ride

    1952 · ★ 6.6 (35 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    26

  27. Illusion Travels by Streetcar

    1954 · ★ 6.5 (44 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    27

  28. Daughter of Deceit

    1951 · ★ 5.9 (28 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    28

  29. That Is the Dawn

    1956 · ★ 6.5 (31 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    29

  30. The River and Death

    1954 · ★ 6.4 (27 votes)

    Drama

    30

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