# The best Ridley Scott movies

From Alien to Gladiator: Ridley Scott's films ranked by critics (Metacritic, IndieWire, The A.V. Club, Gold Derby).

- 65 votes · 12 items
- Sep 10, 2026 · Marcus Lane
- https://even.best/en/l/2029/the-best-ridley-scott-movies

## Top 12

1. **Blade Runner (1982)** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Arguably one of the greatest films of all time.
2. **Alien (1979)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — The haunted house in space that made his name.
3. **American Gangster (2007)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Denzel Washington's Harlem drug lord against Russell Crowe.
4. **The Martian (2015)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Matt Damon stranded on Mars.
5. **Kingdom of Heaven (2005)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — The director's cut rescued the crusades epic.
6. **The Last Duel (2021)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — One story told from three points of view.
7. **The Duellists (1977)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — His debut: two Napoleonic officers duelling for years.
8. **Thelma & Louise (1991)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Top of Metacritic's ranking of his films.
9. **Matchstick Men (2003)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Nicolas Cage as an obsessive-compulsive con man.
10. **Gladiator (2000)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Russell Crowe's Maximus; Best Picture.
11. **Gladiator II (2024)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Back to the Colosseum, 24 years later.
12. **Black Hawk Down (2001)** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — The 1993 Battle of Mogadishu.

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