Ridley Scott films, ranked by your taste

Director and actor · 30 films on Boxlist

Known for Alien, Blade Runner and The Martian.

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Alien
1979 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of...
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Blade Runner
1982 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
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The Martian
2015 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he...
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Gladiator
2000 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the...
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The Last Duel
2021 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.
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Thelma & Louise
1991 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women...
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Black Hawk Down
2001 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the...
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American Gangster
2007 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East...
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Prometheus
2012 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
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Gladiator II
2024 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his...
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Matchstick Men
2003 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
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The Duellists
1977 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. For over a decade, they engage in a series of duels amidst larger conflicts...
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Alien: Covenant
2017 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship 'Covenant' discovers what is thought to be an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world—which has a sole inhabitant: the 'synthetic'...
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All the Money in the World
2017 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
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Napoleon
2023 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
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Kingdom of Heaven
2005 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
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House of Gucci
2021 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately…murder.
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Body of Lies
2008 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link –...
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Black Rain
1989 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track...
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White Squall
1996 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teach the boys fortitude and discipline. But the youthful crew are about...
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G.I. Jane
1997 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.
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Someone to Watch Over Me
1987 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
While Mike Keegan is celebrating his recent promotion to detective, in a fancy nightclub socialite Claire Gregory witnesses the murder of the owner by powerful mobster, Joey Venza. Mike is assigned to protect her in the night shift in her...
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Legend
1985 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lili and defeat...
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The Dog Stars
2026 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBIn cinemas
After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while...
Robin Hood
2010 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and...
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A Good Year
2006 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Failed London banker Max Skinner inherits his uncle's vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.
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Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
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1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
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The Counselor
2013 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDB
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
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Ridley Scott films, ranked by your taste

Starring Ridley Scott

Directed by Ridley Scott