Richard Lester
Director · 39 credits · 26 in highly-rated films
Best known for A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Frequent collaborators: Peter Sellers, George Harrison, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Alexander Walker
Best Richard Lester movies by genre
Directed movies (23 total, ranked by score)
1A Hard Day's Night
1964 · ★ 7.3 (759 votes)
Comedy, Music
2The Three Musketeers
1973 · ★ 6.7 (377 votes)
Action, Adventure, Romance
3Superman II
1980 · ★ 6.8 (2,580 votes)
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
4Help!
1965 · ★ 6.9 (359 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Music
5The Four Musketeers
1974 · ★ 6.5 (229 votes)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
6Robin and Marian
1976 · ★ 6.3 (278 votes)
Adventure, Romance
7Juggernaut
1974 · ★ 6.3 (141 votes)
Thriller, Action
8A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 · ★ 6.1 (127 votes)
Music, Comedy, Romance
9The Return of the Musketeers
1989 · ★ 6.2 (162 votes)
Comedy, Action, Adventure
10Petulia
1968 · ★ 6.0 (50 votes)
Drama, Romance
11The Knack... and How to Get It
1965 · ★ 6.0 (79 votes)
Comedy, Romance
12The Mouse on the Moon
1963 · ★ 6.3 (32 votes)
Comedy, Science Fiction
13Royal Flash
1975 · ★ 5.8 (30 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Romance
14The Ritz
1976 · ★ 6.0 (41 votes)
Comedy, Crime
15Cuba
1979 · ★ 5.5 (54 votes)
Action, Drama, Romance
16Superman III
1983 · ★ 5.5 (1,924 votes)
Comedy, Science Fiction, Action
17How I Won the War
1967 · ★ 5.6 (39 votes)
Comedy, War
18Paul McCartney's Get Back
1991 · ★ 9.2 (3 votes)
Music, Documentary
19The Bed Sitting Room
1969 · ★ 5.9 (51 votes)
Comedy, Science Fiction
20It's Trad, Dad!
1962 · ★ 5.7 (14 votes)
Comedy, Music
21The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
1959 · ★ 5.6 (31 votes)
Comedy
22Finders Keepers
1984 · ★ 5.5 (34 votes)
Comedy, Adventure, Crime
23Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979 · ★ 5.0 (36 votes)
Western, Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.