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Paul Thomas Anderson (1970-) is a 8-time Oscar® nominated director and writer. Despite all of his critical success, he has only directed 9 movies over his career. His IMDb page shows over 45 directing credits since 1988. This page will rank Paul Thomas Anderson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Paul Thomas Anderson 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 | S |
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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 2007 | There Will Be Blood (2007) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 2025 | One Battle After Another (2025) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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NP |
| 1997 | Boogie Nights (1997) AA Best Writing Nom |
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| 2017 | Phantom Thread (2017) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 2021 | Licorice Pizza (2021) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1999 | Magnolia (1999) AA Best Writing Nom |
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| 2002 | Punch-Drunk Love (2002) |  |
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| 2014 | Inherent Vice (2014) AA Best Writing Nom |
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| 2012 | The Master (2012) | |
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| 1996 | Hard Eight (1996) | |
Paul Thomas Anderson Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Paul Thomas Anderson movies by the stars of his movies
- Sort Paul Thomas Anderson movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Paul Thomas Anderson movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Paul Thomas Anderson movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Paul Thomas Anderson movie received.
- Sort Paul Thomas Anderson 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.
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Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil)
Review
Oscar Nom / Win
UMR Score
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
There Will Be Blood (2007)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomDaniel Day-Lewis
40.20
73.1
138.40
66
91
08 / 02
93.0
2
One Battle After Another (2025)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomLeonardo DiCaprio
71.50
71.5
205.10
30
80
13 / 00
88.8
NP
3
Boogie Nights (1997)
AA Best Writing NomMark Wahlberg &
Julianne Moore26.40
71.9
117.40
77
89
03 / 00
87.9
2
Phantom Thread (2017)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomVicky Krieps &
Daniel Day-Lewis21.00
29.2
60.70
97
91
06 / 01
87.4
5
Licorice Pizza (2021)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomBradley Cooper &
Sean Penn16.10
18.6
31.20
50
91
03 / 00
85.4
4
Magnolia (1999)
AA Best Writing NomTom Cruise &
Jason Robards22.50
55.5
119.70
80
83
03 / 00
83.5
6
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Adam Sandler &
Emily Watson17.80
38.5
53.20
114
80
00 / 00
77.7
7
Inherent Vice (2014)
AA Best Writing NomJoaquin Phoenix &
Owen Wilson8.10
12.4
22.50
142
78
02 / 00
69.7
9
The Master (2012)
Philip Seymour Hoffman &
Joaquin Phoenix16.40
25.7
44.40
117
70
03 / 00
66.6
8
Hard Eight (1996)
Philip Baker Hall &
John C. Reilly0.20
0.6
0.60
239
80
00 / 00
65.6
Paul Thomas Anderson 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 |
| One Battle After Another (2025) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio | 205.10 | NP |
| There Will Be Blood (2007) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Daniel Day-Lewis | 138.40 | |
| Magnolia (1999) AA Best Writing Nom |
Tom Cruise & Jason Robards |
119.70 | |
| Boogie Nights (1997) AA Best Writing Nom |
Mark Wahlberg & Julianne Moore |
117.40 | |
| Phantom Thread (2017) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Vicky Krieps & Daniel Day-Lewis |
60.70 | |
| Punch-Drunk Love (2002) | Adam Sandler & Emily Watson |
53.20 | |
| The Master (2012) | Philip Seymour Hoffman & Joaquin Phoenix |
44.40 | |
| Licorice Pizza (2021) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Bradley Cooper & Sean Penn |
31.20 | |
| Inherent Vice (2014) AA Best Writing Nom |
Joaquin Phoenix & Owen Wilson |
22.50 |
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Great UMR Page
thanks Mike.
Paul Thomas Anderson, not the most prolific of directors. Have to confess I’ve seen and enjoyed more films from the other Paul Anderson director – Paul W.S. Anderson.
I’ve seen 4 of the 8 films on the chart – Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Inherent Vice and There Will Be Blood. The only one I enjoyed was Boogie Nights.
Looking at the charts – There Will Be Blood was his biggest hit worldwide in adjusted grosses and only just passed $100m.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
I have seen all 8. I hated There Will Be Blood and The Master was the worst picture of its year and one of the worst films of all time. I gave that 0 stars. Boogie Nights was okay.
thanks Dan, i could not have said it better myself.
i saw 7. no10s, no 9s, no favorites, no hidden gems.