Ridley Scott

1937-

Biography: life and films

Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. He was born in South Shields, County Durham, England on 30th November 1937.

His best films as a film director include Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), American Gangster (2007) and Body of Lies (2008), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Black Rain (1989), Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and American Gangster (2007).

Ridley Scott has so far directed 22 films and scripted 3 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (13 films), Thriller (8), crime-thriller (5), history (3), romance (2), comedy-drama (2) and War (2).

Our average rating for Ridley Scott over all films is: 3.5

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

The Duellists (1977) [d]

Alien (1979) [d]

Blade Runner (1982) [d]

Legend (1985) [d]

Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) [d]

Black Rain (1989) [d,w]

Thelma & Louise (1991) [d]

1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) [d]

White Squall (1996) [d]

G.I. Jane (1997) [d]

Gladiator (2000) [d]

Black Hawk Down (2001) [d]

Hannibal (2001) [d]

Matchstick Men (2003) [d]

All the Invisible Children (2005) [d]

Kingdom of Heaven (2005) [d,w]

A Good Year (2006) [d]

American Gangster (2007) [d,w]

Body of Lies (2008) [d]

Robin Hood (2010) [d]

Prometheus (2012) [d]

The Counselor (2013) [d]

The Martian (2015) [d]



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