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Mario Bava

Director · 38 credits · 26 in highly-rated films

Best known for Black Sunday (1960)

Frequent collaborators: John Phillip Law

Best Mario Bava movies by genre

Directed movies (33 total, ranked by score)

  1. Black Sunday

    1960 · ★ 7.4 (598 votes)

    Horror

    1

  2. Blood and Black Lace

    1964 · ★ 7.3 (482 votes)

    Horror, Thriller, Mystery

    2

  3. Black Sabbath

    1963 · ★ 7.2 (488 votes)

    Horror

    3

  4. Rabid Dogs

    1995 · ★ 7.5 (290 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    4

  5. The Odyssey

    1969 · ★ 7.6 (32 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

    5

  6. Kill, Baby... Kill!

    1966 · ★ 6.9 (269 votes)

    Horror

    6

  7. A Bay of Blood

    1971 · ★ 6.6 (437 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    7

  8. The Girl Who Knew Too Much

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (190 votes)

    Horror, Thriller, Mystery

    8

  9. Danger: Diabolik

    1968 · ★ 6.3 (259 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    9

  10. The Whip and the Body

    1963 · ★ 6.4 (160 votes)

    Drama, Horror

    10

  11. Lisa and the Devil

    1974 · ★ 6.2 (162 votes)

    Horror

    11

  12. Hercules in the Haunted World

    1961 · ★ 6.6 (84 votes)

    Adventure, Horror, Fantasy

    12

  13. Knives of the Avenger

    1966 · ★ 6.2 (35 votes)

    Adventure, History

    13

  14. Baron Blood

    1972 · ★ 6.1 (149 votes)

    Horror

    14

  15. Hatchet for the Honeymoon

    1970 · ★ 6.4 (119 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    15

  16. Planet of the Vampires

    1965 · ★ 6.4 (257 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror, Adventure

    16

  17. Gunman Called Nebraska

    1966 · ★ 5.0 (13 votes)

    Western

    17

  18. Erik the Conqueror

    1961 · ★ 6.4 (46 votes)

    Adventure, History

    18

  19. Four Times That Night

    1971 · ★ 5.3 (37 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    19

  20. Five Dolls for an August Moon

    1970 · ★ 5.7 (142 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    20

  21. The Venus of Ille

    1981 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    Drama, Horror, TV Movie

    21

  22. Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

    1966 · ★ 5.0 (62 votes)

    Science Fiction, Comedy

    22

  23. The House of Exorcism

    1975 · ★ 4.5 (32 votes)

    Horror

    23

  24. The Road to Fort Alamo

    1964 · ★ 5.7 (23 votes)

    Western

    24

  25. The Wonders of Aladdin

    1961 · ★ 5.2 (18 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy

    25

  26. Roy Colt and Winchester Jack

    1970 · ★ 4.8 (27 votes)

    Western, Comedy

    26

  27. The Day the Sky Exploded

    1958 · ★ 4.1 (23 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action

    27

  28. Legenda Sinfonica

    1947

    28

  29. Santa Notte

    1947

    Documentary

    29

  30. Anfiteatro Flavio

    1947

    30

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