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Directing · age 89

Ridley Scott

Best rated: Gladiator (8.5)

Films
30
Avg rating
6.93
Peak run
2000’05
Oscar noms
3
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Ridley Scott, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2000 to 2005, 7.505678919801990200020102020Gladiator 8.5The Counselor 5.4Career avg 6.93

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Ridley Scott's career barcodecoolhot
197730 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.60 vs career 6.93 (−0.33)
  1. LHouse of Gucci2021 · 6.6−0.3
  2. WThe Last Duel2021 · 7.3+0.4
  3. LNapoleon2023 · 6.3−0.6
  4. LGladiator II2024 · 6.4−0.5
  5. LThe Dog Stars2026 · 6.4−0.5
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Ridley by the numbers

Average
6.93
30 rated films
Vote weighted
6.98
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.75
rating spread
Career
50y
1977 to 2026
Total votes
10.2M
across every film
Best
8.5
Gladiator
Worst
5.4
The Counselor
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2026The Dog Stars posterThe Dog Stars6.417,490
2024Gladiator II posterGladiator II6.4314K
2023Napoleon posterNapoleon6.3192K
2021House of Gucci posterHouse of Gucci6.6177K
2021The Last Duel posterThe Last Duel7.3211K
2017Alien: Covenant posterAlien: Covenant6.4350K
2017All the Money in the World posterAll the Money in the World6.897,408
2015The Martian posterThe Martian8.01.03M
2014Exodus: Gods and Kings posterExodus: Gods and Kings6.0188K
2013The Counselor posterThe Counselor5.4111K
2012Prometheus posterPrometheus7.0708K
2010Robin Hood posterRobin Hood6.6299K
2008Body of Lies posterBody of Lies7.0253K
2007American Gangster posterAmerican Gangster7.8495K
2006A Good Year posterA Good Year6.9108K
2005Kingdom of Heaven posterKingdom of Heaven7.3363K
2003Matchstick Men posterMatchstick Men7.2147K
2001Hannibal posterHannibal6.8317K
2001Black Hawk Down posterBlack Hawk Down7.7461K
2000Gladiator posterGladiator8.51.89M
Better together?

Ridley Scott's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Ridley Scott

4 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2016
    Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2002
    Ridley Scott
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2001
    Ridley Scott
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1992
    Ridley Scott
    Nominated

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