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William Friedkin

Actor · 91 credits · 33 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Exorcist (1973)

Frequent collaborators: Steven Spielberg, Sydney Pollack, Martin Scorsese, John Carpenter, Caleb Deschanel

Best William Friedkin movies by genre

Movies (57 total, ranked by score)

  1. A Decade Under the Influence

    2003 · ★ 7.9 (43 votes)

    Documentary

    1

  2. Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

    2005 · ★ 9.2 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Friedkin Uncut

    2018 · ★ 7.1 (47 votes)

    Documentary

    3

  4. Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

    2019 · ★ 7.4 (45 votes)

    Documentary, Horror

    4

  5. Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    2014 · ★ 6.5 (35 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

    2013 · ★ 6.1 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    6

  7. Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

    2012 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

    2009 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary, History

    8

  9. Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

    2003 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    2013 · ★ 10.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

    2007 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Algren

    2021 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Anatomy of a Chase

    2009 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now

    2010

    Documentary

    14

  15. In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

    2008 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. Exorcising 'Cruising'

    2007 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    16

  17. Conversation with Fritz Lang

    1975 · ★ 7.0 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. A Fuller Life

    2013 · ★ 6.6 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

    2008

    Documentary

    19

  20. The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

    2000 · ★ 8.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    20

  21. Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

    2007 · ★ 6.0 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. Stanley Kubrick in Focus

    2012 · ★ 6.0 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Fellini of the Spirits

    2020 · ★ 6.6 (16 votes)

    Documentary, Animation

    23

  24. Howard Hawks: American Artist

    1997 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

    2009 · ★ 6.8 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

    2007 · ★ 6.9 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

    2001 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    27

  28. Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

    2012 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    28

  29. Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

    2024

    Documentary, Horror

    29

  30. View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

    2007 · ★ 7.4 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    30

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