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Paul Schrader (1946-) is an Oscar®-nominated American director and writer. Schrader was nominated for an Oscar® nomination for Best Writer for 2017’s First Reformed. His IMDb page shows over 60 assorted credits since 1974. This page will rank Paul Schrader movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Many of his low budget, not seen in theaters, movies were excluded from the rankings.
Paul Schrader Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1976
Taxi Driver (1976)
AA Best Picture Nom
Writer
1980
Raging Bull (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom
Writer
1980
American Gigolo (1980)
Director
1979
Hardcore (1979)
Director
1976
Obsession (1976)
Writer
1977
Rolling Thunder (1977)
Writer
1988
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Writer
1997
Affliction (1997)
Director
1978
Blue Collar (1978)
Director
1999
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Writer
1974
The Yakuza (1974)
Writer
1986
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
Writer
2017
First Reformed (2017)
AA Best Writing Nom
1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Director
1996
City Hall (1996)
Writer
1982
Cat People (1982)
Director
2002
Auto Focus (2002)
Director
1992
Light Sleeper (1992)
Director
1987
Light of Day (1987)
Director
2021
The Card Counter (2021)
Director
2008
Adam Resurrected (2008)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Director
1988
Patty Hearst (1988)
Director
2023
Master Gardener (2023)
Director
1990
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
Director
2007
The Walker (2007)
Director
2017
Dark (2017)
Limited Release
Director
2005
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
Director
1979
Old Boyfriends (1979)
Writer
2024
Oh Canada (2024)
Director
1999
Forever Mine (1999)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Director
1994
Witch Hunt (1994)
HBO Movie
Director
1997
Touch (1997)
Director
2016
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
Director
2022
There Are No Saints (2022)
Limited Release
Writer
2013
The Canyons (2013)
Limited Release
Director
2014
Dying of the Light (2014)
Director
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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| 1976 | Taxi Driver (1976) AA Best Picture Nom Writer |
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| 1980 | Raging Bull (1980) AA Best Picture Nom Writer |
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| 1980 | American Gigolo (1980) Director |
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| 1979 | Hardcore (1979) Director |
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| 1976 | Obsession (1976) Writer |
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| 1977 | Rolling Thunder (1977) Writer |
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| 1988 | The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Writer |
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| 1997 | Affliction (1997) Director |
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| 1978 | Blue Collar (1978) Director |
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| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead (1999) Writer |
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| 1974 | The Yakuza (1974) Writer |
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| 1986 | The Mosquito Coast (1986) Writer |
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| 2017 | First Reformed (2017) AA Best Writing Nom |
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| 1985 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) Director |
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| 1996 | City Hall (1996) Writer |
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| 1982 | Cat People (1982) Director |
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| 2002 | Auto Focus (2002) Director |
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| 1992 | Light Sleeper (1992) Director |
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| 1987 | Light of Day (1987) Director |
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| 2021 | The Card Counter (2021) Director |
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| 2008 | Adam Resurrected (2008) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
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| 1988 | Patty Hearst (1988) Director |
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| 2023 | Master Gardener (2023) Director |
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| 1990 | The Comfort of Strangers (1990) Director |
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| 2007 | The Walker (2007) Director |
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| 2017 | Dark (2017) Limited Release Director |
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| 2005 | Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) Director |
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| 1979 | Old Boyfriends (1979) Writer |
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| 2024 | Oh Canada (2024) Director |
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| 1999 | Forever Mine (1999) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
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| 1994 | Witch Hunt (1994) HBO Movie Director |
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| 1997 | Touch (1997) Director |
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| 2016 | Dog Eat Dog (2016) Director |
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| 2022 | There Are No Saints (2022) Limited Release Writer |
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| 2013 | The Canyons (2013) Limited Release Director |
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| 2014 | Dying of the Light (2014) Director |
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Paul Schrader Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Paul Schrader movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Paul Schrader movie won.
Sort Paul Schrader movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Taxi Driver (1976) AA Best Picture Nom Writer |
Robert De Niro & Jodie Foster |
27.30 | 160.2 | 160.20 | 25 | 94 | 04 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 2 | Raging Bull (1980) AA Best Picture Nom Writer |
Robert De Niro & Directed by Martin Scorsese |
23.50 | 113.0 | 113.00 | 33 | 94 | 08 / 02 | 97.4 | |
| 3 | American Gigolo (1980) Director |
Richard Gere & Lauren Hutton |
26.70 | 128.6 | 128.60 | 29 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 4 | Hardcore (1979) Director |
George C. Scott & Peter Boyle |
18.50 | 92.1 | 92.10 | 49 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 5 | Obsession (1976) Writer |
Cliff Robertson & Directed by Brian De Palma |
13.50 | 79.5 | 79.50 | 50 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 6 | Rolling Thunder (1977) Writer |
William Devane & Tommy Lee Jones |
10.80 | 60.6 | 60.60 | 57 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 7 | The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Writer |
Willem Dafoe & Directed by Martin Scorsese |
8.40 | 25.5 | 27.00 | 100 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 8 | Affliction (1997) Director |
Nick Nolte & Sissy Spacek |
6.30 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 134 | 82 | 02 / 01 | 76.1 | |
| 9 | Blue Collar (1978) Director |
Richard Pryor & Harvey Keitel |
6.70 | 35.6 | 35.60 | 74 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 10 | Bringing Out the Dead (1999) Writer |
Nicolas Cage & Directed by Martin Scorsese |
16.80 | 41.5 | 41.50 | 93 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 72.4 | |
| 11 | The Yakuza (1974) Writer |
Robert Mitchum & Brian Keith |
10.90 | 72.9 | 105.80 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 13 | The Mosquito Coast (1986) Writer |
Harrison Ford & Helen Mirren |
14.30 | 48.2 | 48.20 | 57 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 12 | First Reformed (2017) AA Best Writing Nom |
Ethan Hawke | 3.30 | 4.6 | 5.40 | 145 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 14 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) Director |
Ken Ogata & Masayuki Shionoya |
0.40 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 169 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 15 | City Hall (1996) Writer |
Al Pacino & John Cusack |
20.30 | 57.5 | 57.50 | 80 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 16 | Cat People (1982) Director |
Nastassja Kinski & Malcolm McDowell |
7.00 | 29.8 | 29.80 | 72 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
| 17 | Auto Focus (2002) Director |
Greg Kinnear & Willem Dafoe |
2.10 | 4.4 | 5.80 | 187 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 18 | Light Sleeper (1992) Director |
Willem Dafoe & Susan Sarandon |
1.10 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 170 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | |
| 19 | Light of Day (1987) Director |
Michael J. Fox & Gena Rowlands |
10.50 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 81 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 20 | The Card Counter (2021) Director |
Oscar Isaac & Willem Dafoe |
2.70 | 3.1 | 3.90 | 84 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 43.3 | |
| 22 | Adam Resurrected (2008) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
Jeff Goldblum | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 293 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 21 | Patty Hearst (1988) Director |
Natasha Richardson & William Forsythe |
1.20 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 177 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.8 | |
| 23 | Master Gardener (2023) Director |
Sigourney Weaver | 0.70 | 0.8 | 1.70 | 162 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.1 | |
| 24 | The Comfort of Strangers (1990) Director |
Christopher Walken & Rupert Everett |
1.20 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 179 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 25 | The Walker (2007) Director |
Woody Harrelson & Kristin Scott Thomas |
0.10 | 0.1 | 1.10 | 298 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 26 | Dark (2017) Limited Release Director |
Nicolas Cage | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 320 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 27 | Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) Director |
Stellan Skarsgård & Gabriel Mann |
0.30 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 262 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.6 | |
| 28 | Old Boyfriends (1979) Writer |
Talia Shire & John Belushi |
1.30 | 6.6 | 6.60 | 135 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 20.0 | |
| 29 | Oh Canada (2024) Director |
Richard Gere | 0.20 | 0.2 | 1.30 | 184 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
| 31 | Forever Mine (1999) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
Ray Liotta | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 305 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | |
| 30 | Witch Hunt (1994) HBO Movie Director |
Dennis Hopper | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 260 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.8 | |
| 32 | Touch (1997) Director |
Christopher Walken | 0.40 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 215 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 33 | Dog Eat Dog (2016) Director |
Nicolas Cage & Willem Dafoe |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.40 | 384 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.5 | |
| 34 | There Are No Saints (2022) Limited Release Writer |
Tim Roth | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 166 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 | |
| 35 | The Canyons (2013) Limited Release Director |
Lindsay Lohan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.40 | 253 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.1 | |
| 36 | Dying of the Light (2014) Director |
Nicolas Cage & Anton Yelchin |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 297 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.7 |
Paul Schrader Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
The Yakuza (1974)
Writer
Robert Mitchum &
Brian Keith
105.80
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Writer
Willem Dafoe &
Directed by Martin Scorsese
27.00
Auto Focus (2002)
Director
Greg Kinnear &
Willem Dafoe
5.80
First Reformed (2017)
AA Best Writing Nom
Ethan Hawke
5.40
The Card Counter (2021)
Director
Oscar Isaac &
Willem Dafoe
3.90
Master Gardener (2023)
Director
Sigourney Weaver
1.70
Oh Canada (2024)
Director
Richard Gere
1.30
The Walker (2007)
Director
Woody Harrelson &
Kristin Scott Thomas
1.10
The Canyons (2013)
Limited Release
Director
Lindsay Lohan
0.40
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
Director
Nicolas Cage &
Willem Dafoe
0.40
Adam Resurrected (2008)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Director
Jeff Goldblum
0.30
Dying of the Light (2014)
Director
Nicolas Cage &
Anton Yelchin
0.20
There Are No Saints (2022)
Limited Release
Writer
Tim Roth
0.20
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The Yakuza (1974) Writer |
Robert Mitchum & Brian Keith |
105.80 | |
| The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Writer |
Willem Dafoe & Directed by Martin Scorsese |
27.00 | |
| Auto Focus (2002) Director |
Greg Kinnear & Willem Dafoe |
5.80 | |
| First Reformed (2017) AA Best Writing Nom |
Ethan Hawke | 5.40 | |
| The Card Counter (2021) Director |
Oscar Isaac & Willem Dafoe |
3.90 | |
| Master Gardener (2023) Director |
Sigourney Weaver | 1.70 | |
| Oh Canada (2024) Director |
Richard Gere | 1.30 | |
| The Walker (2007) Director |
Woody Harrelson & Kristin Scott Thomas |
1.10 | |
| The Canyons (2013) Limited Release Director |
Lindsay Lohan | 0.40 | |
| Dog Eat Dog (2016) Director |
Nicolas Cage & Willem Dafoe |
0.40 | |
| Adam Resurrected (2008) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
Jeff Goldblum | 0.30 | |
| Dying of the Light (2014) Director |
Nicolas Cage & Anton Yelchin |
0.20 | |
| There Are No Saints (2022) Limited Release Writer |
Tim Roth | 0.20 |
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