- Films
- 25
- Avg rating
- 6.08
- Peak run
- 1978’85
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Paul by the numbers
Average
6.08
23 rated films
Vote weighted
6.11
bigger films count more
Median
6.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.98
rating spread
Career
49y
1978 to 2026
Total votes
371K
across every film
Best
7.9
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Worst
3.8
The Canyons
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 | The Basics of Philosophy | · | 73 |
| 2024 | Oh, Canada | 5.6 | 3,200 |
| 2022 |  Master Gardener | 6.1 | 13,781 |
| 2021 |  The Card Counter | 6.2 | 47,713 |
| 2017 | Dark | · | 633 |
| 2017 |  First Reformed | 7.1 | 68,665 |
| 2016 |  Dog Eat Dog | 4.8 | 10,633 |
| 2014 |  Dying of the Light | 4.5 | 12,269 |
| 2013 |  The Canyons | 3.8 | 12,715 |
| 2008 | Adam Resurrected | 6.2 | 4,761 |
| 2007 | The Walker | 5.8 | 6,101 |
| 2005 |  Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist | 5.1 | 15,173 |
| 2002 |  Auto Focus | 6.7 | 16,180 |
| 1999 | Forever Mine | 5.3 | 2,948 |
| 1997 |  Affliction | 6.9 | 21,973 |
| 1997 | Touch | 5.6 | 3,140 |
| 1992 |  Light Sleeper | 6.9 | 11,581 |
| 1990 |  The Comfort of Strangers | 6.3 | 7,301 |
| 1988 | Patty Hearst | 6.3 | 2,807 |
| 1987 | Light of Day | 5.6 | 3,624 |
Better together?
Paul Schrader's regulars
- John BaileyCinematographer · 5 films · 6.26 avg
- Willem DafoeDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.16 avg▼−0.10
- Martin ScorseseWriter · 4 films · 7.65 avg▲+0.63
- Alexander DynanCinematographer · 4 films · 6.05 avg
- Angelo BadalamentiComposer · 4 films · 5.85 avg
- Victoria HillDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.27 avg▲+0.19
- Richard GereDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.95 avg▼−0.15
- Nicolas CageDirector and actor · 3 films · 4.65 avg▼−1.29
- Leonard SchraderWriter · 2 films · 7.70 avg▲+0.92
- Jack NitzscheComposer · 2 films · 7.30 avg
- Dana DelanyDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.99
- Ed Begley Jr.Director and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.79
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Paul Schrader
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 2019Written by Paul Schrader
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