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Robert Altman

Director · 96 credits · 42 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Long Goodbye (1973)

Frequent collaborators: Cynthia Nixon, Martin Scorsese, Michael Murphy, Elliott Gould, Garry Trudeau

Best Robert Altman movies by genre

Directed movies (56 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Long Goodbye

    1973 · ★ 7.4 (798 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Crime

    1

  2. The Player

    1992 · ★ 7.2 (968 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Thriller

    2

  3. Nashville

    1975 · ★ 7.2 (465 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Music

    3

  4. Short Cuts

    1993 · ★ 7.2 (695 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    4

  5. McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971 · ★ 7.1 (458 votes)

    Drama, Western

    5

  6. Gosford Park

    2001 · ★ 6.8 (1,274 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Thriller

    6

  7. 3 Women

    1977 · ★ 7.1 (354 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. M*A*S*H

    1970 · ★ 6.9 (1,167 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, War

    8

  9. Images

    1972 · ★ 6.8 (165 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Horror

    9

  10. Cookie's Fortune

    1999 · ★ 6.4 (198 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    10

  11. That Cold Day in the Park

    1969 · ★ 6.6 (65 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    11

  12. A Prairie Home Companion

    2006 · ★ 6.3 (325 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Music

    12

  13. A Wedding

    1978 · ★ 6.3 (63 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    13

  14. California Split

    1974 · ★ 6.6 (140 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    14

  15. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

    1982 · ★ 6.0 (78 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. Thieves Like Us

    1974 · ★ 6.5 (90 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Romance

    16

  17. Brewster McCloud

    1971 · ★ 6.3 (98 votes)

    Comedy

    17

  18. Secret Honor

    1984 · ★ 6.7 (46 votes)

    Drama

    18

  19. Popeye

    1980 · ★ 5.6 (724 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Comedy

    19

  20. Vincent & Theo

    1990 · ★ 6.4 (68 votes)

    Drama

    20

  21. Basements

    1987 · ★ 6.8 (8 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    21

  22. Aria

    1987 · ★ 5.3 (45 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Drama

    22

  23. The Kathryn Reed Story

    1965 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

    1988 · ★ 6.6 (15 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    24

  25. The Laundromat

    1985 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama

    25

  26. Kansas City

    1996 · ★ 6.1 (98 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    26

  27. Modern Football

    1951 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    27

  28. Countdown

    1967 · ★ 5.8 (60 votes)

    Science Fiction, Thriller

    28

  29. The Company

    2003 · ★ 5.2 (122 votes)

    Romance, Music, Drama

    29

  30. Pot au feu

    1964

    Comedy

    30

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