Peter Bogdanovich Movies Ranked

Critics Consensus: Making excellent use of its period and setting, Peter Bogdanovich's small town coming-of-age story is a sad but moving classic filled with impressive performances.

Synopsis: High school seniors and best friends, Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane (Jeff Bridges), live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating local... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich tells the story of the legendary rock band and its front man using interviews and concert footage.

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: The Great Buster: A Celebration isn't as breathlessly entertaining as the filmography that inspired it, but as a long-overdue primer, it's close to essential.

Synopsis: Peter Bogdanovich examines the legendary life and career of actor, filmmaker and comic genius Buster Keaton.

Starring: Peter Bogdanovich, Quentin Tarantino, Bill Hader, Mel Brooks

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: Expertly balancing tones, Paper Moon is a deft blend of film nostalgia and finely tuned performances -- especially from Tatum O'Neal, who won an Oscar for her debut.

Synopsis: Real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O'Neal team up as slick con-artists Moses Pray and Addie Loggins in 1930s Kansas. When Moze is unexpectedly... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Rocky Dennis (Eric Stoltz) is an intelligent, outgoing and humorous teenager who suffers from a facial deformity called "lionitis" and has now outlived his life... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Eric Stoltz, Cher, Sam Elliott, Estelle Getty

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: Barbra Streisand was never more likable than in this energetic, often hilarious screwball farce from director Peter Bogdanovich.

Synopsis: Two researchers have come to San Francisco to compete for a research grant in music. The man seems a bit distracted, and that was before... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: A startling directorial debut by Peter Bogdanovich mixes an homage to Boris Karloff horror films with a timely sniper story to create a thriller with modern baggage and old school shock and awe.

Synopsis: After unhinged Vietnam vet Bobby Thompson (Tim O'Kelly) kills his wife and mother, he goes on a brutal shooting spree. Starting at an oil refinery,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Boris Karloff, Tim O'Kelly, Nancy Hsueh, James Brown

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: The Cat's Meow is a deliciously evoked period piece and whodunit.

Synopsis: From award-winning screenwriter Steven Peros and acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich comes The Cat's Meow, an extraordinary look at a fateful excursion of fun and frolic... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes, Edward Herrmann, Suzy Eddie Izzard

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A flirtatious American woman in Europe shocks the staid crowd her mother wishes to impress. Based on Henry James' story.

Starring: Cybill Shepherd, Barry Brown, Cloris Leachman, Nicholas Jones

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes (Michael Caine) does his best to control an eccentric group of stage... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott, Julie Hagerty

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: The last film River Phoenix completed before his death, The Thing Called Love doesn't have much new to say about show business, but it's energetic and well acted.

Synopsis: Hoping to become a country music star, Miranda Presley (Samantha Mathis) moves from New York to Nashville, Tenn. She gets a job waiting tables at... View Full Synopsis

Starring: River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney, Sandra Bullock

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: An impressive array of talent on either side of the camera helps compensate for Texasville's inability to live up to its classic predecessor, but it isn't quite enough.

Synopsis: 1950s lovers (Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd) meet in the 1980s in this sequel to "The Last Picture Show."

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Annie Potts, Timothy Bottoms

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: She's Funny That Way is an affectionate, talent-filled throwback to screwball comedies of old -- which makes it even more frustrating that the laughs are disappointingly few and far between.

Synopsis: The cast and crew of a Broadway play are thrown into a romantic roundelay when a lecherous director (Owen Wilson) hires a hooker-turned-actress (Imogen Poots)... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Rhys Ifans

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The employees of New York City's Odyssey Detective Agency can't seem to prevent themselves from getting over-involved in their clients' lives. When aging gumshoe John... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, John Ritter, Colleen Camp

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: Brought down by stiff performances and clumsy direction, At Long Last Love is a visually appealing but woefully misguided tribute to 1930s musicals.

Synopsis: A bored playboy (Burt Reynolds) woos a spoiled debutante (Cybill Shepherd) in art deco 1935 New York.

Starring: Burt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, Madeline Kahn, Eileen Brennan

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In the silent-film era, attorney Leo Harrigan (Ryan O'Neal) and gunslinger Buck Greenway (Burt Reynolds) are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, Leo... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal, Brian Keith

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: College dropout Richard Dice (Rob Lowe) doesn't have much going for him, so getting selected for jury duty is a welcome respite. When he's selected... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Rob Lowe, Colleen Camp, Kenneth Mars, Harry Carey Jr.

Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich