John Schlesinger's films, ranked
The top 3 according to 142 votes from people: Midnight Cowboy (1969) · Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) · The Day of the Locust (1975). (Updated Mar 21, 2023.)
From the British New Wave to Hollywood: Schlesinger's films ordered from Letterboxd rankings, Flickchart and Film Lifestyle, with Midnight Cowboy on top.
Top 13
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1
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman; Best Picture and Best Director.
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2
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch share a lover.
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3
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Hollywood in the 1930s, from Nathanael West.
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4
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
Julie Christie from Thomas Hardy.
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5
Marathon Man (1976)
Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier and the dentist's chair.
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6
Darling (1965)
Julie Christie won the Oscar.
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7
A Kind of Loving (1962)
His first feature; Golden Bear in Berlin.
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8
Billy Liar (1963)
Tom Courtenay daydreams his way out of Yorkshire.
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9
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn sell secrets to the Soviets.
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10
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
Kate Beckinsale tidies up a gloomy farm.
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11
Yanks (1979)
American GIs in a Lancashire town during the war.
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12
The Believers (1987)
Martin Sheen against a cult in New York.
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13
Pacific Heights (1990)
Michael Keaton as the tenant from hell.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Sunday Bloody Sunday deserves to be much better known. Very ahead of its time.