Michael Ritchie
Director · 31 credits · 22 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Bad News Bears (1976)
Frequent collaborators: Eric Knobel
Best Michael Ritchie movies by genre
Directed movies (27 total, ranked by score)
1The Bad News Bears
1976 · ★ 6.9 (350 votes)
Family, Comedy, Drama
2Fletch
1985 · ★ 6.7 (785 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
3The Candidate
1972 · ★ 6.5 (191 votes)
Comedy, Drama
4The Golden Child
1986 · ★ 5.9 (1,211 votes)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
5Wildcats
1986 · ★ 6.3 (224 votes)
Comedy
6Diggstown
1992 · ★ 6.3 (128 votes)
Comedy, Drama
7Prime Cut
1972 · ★ 6.4 (124 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
8Downhill Racer
1969 · ★ 5.9 (111 votes)
Drama
9Fletch Lives
1989 · ★ 6.0 (342 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- 10
Comfort, Texas
1997
Comedy, TV Movie
11Smile
1975 · ★ 5.9 (43 votes)
Comedy
12The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
1993 · ★ 6.2 (21 votes)
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
13The Island
1980 · ★ 5.3 (103 votes)
Thriller, Mystery, Action
14The Survivors
1983 · ★ 5.7 (114 votes)
Drama, Comedy
15Semi-Tough
1977 · ★ 5.5 (57 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
16Skip Chasers
1998 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Action, Comedy, TV Movie
17Divine Madness
1980 · ★ 6.2 (16 votes)
Documentary, Comedy, Music
18The Sound of Anger
1968 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
19The Couch Trip
1988 · ★ 5.5 (117 votes)
Comedy
20Cops & Robbersons
1994 · ★ 5.1 (121 votes)
Comedy, Thriller, Crime
21A Simple Wish
1997 · ★ 5.5 (173 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Family
22The Fantasticks
2000 · ★ 5.5 (28 votes)
Comedy, Music, Romance
23The Outsider
1967 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Crime, TV Movie
24An Almost Perfect Affair
1979 · ★ 4.5 (4 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
25Student Bodies
1981 · ★ 5.2 (116 votes)
Comedy, Horror
26The Scout
1994 · ★ 5.2 (117 votes)
Comedy
- 27
Einstein
1993
Documentary, TV Movie
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.