# Ken Russell's films, ranked

Composers, scandal and rock operas: Ken Russell's films ordered from Letterboxd rankings, Film Lifestyle and Through the Clutter, with The Devils on top.

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- Mar 23, 2023 · cole.sf
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## Top 14

1. **The Devils (1971)** (72 · ▲83 ▼11) — Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave in Loudun's witch hunt.
2. **Women in Love (1969)** (65 · ▲67 ▼2) — From D. H. Lawrence; Oscar for Glenda Jackson.
3. **Tommy (1975)** (64 · ▲68 ▼4) — The Who's rock opera.
4. **Mahler (1974)** (63 · ▲67 ▼4) — Robert Powell as the composer on his last train journey.
5. **The Music Lovers (1971)** (49 · ▲55 ▼6) — Richard Chamberlain as Tchaikovsky.
6. **Crimes of Passion (1984)** (41 · ▲44 ▼3) — Kathleen Turner leads a double life.
7. **Gothic (1986)** (40 · ▲50 ▼10) — The night Mary Shelley conceived Frankenstein.
8. **Savage Messiah (1972)** (40 · ▲47 ▼7) — The sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.
9. **Altered States (1980)** (38 · ▲46 ▼8) — William Hurt experiments with sensory deprivation.
10. **Lisztomania (1975)** (28 · ▲37 ▼9) — Roger Daltrey as Franz Liszt, rock star.
11. **The Rainbow (1989)** (25 · ▲33 ▼8) — Sammi Davis, a return to D. H. Lawrence.
12. **Valentino (1977)** (22 · ▲31 ▼9) — Rudolf Nureyev as Rudolph Valentino.
13. **The Lair of the White Worm (1988)** (21 · ▲29 ▼8) — Hugh Grant and Amanda Donohoe, from Bram Stoker.
14. **The Boy Friend (1971)** (17 · ▲29 ▼12) — Twiggy in a backstage musical.

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.