Paul Thomas Anderson (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Paul Thomas Anderson

Looking for reviews of films directed by Paul Thomas Anderson? Cinafilm has a total of 6,185 reviews across 12 movies directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 69%.

There Will Be Blood is Paul Thomas Anderson's highest rated movie, with a score of 84% based on 1,075 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Paul Thomas Anderson is Couch, with a score of 37% based on 4 reviews.

Director Biography

Paul Thomas Anderson is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has written and directed eight feature films: Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), The Master (2012), Inherent Vice (2014) and Phantom Thread (2017). He has been nominated for six Academy Awards — Inherent Vice for Best Adapted Screenplay; There Will Be Blood for Best Achievement in Directing, Best Motion Picture of the Year, and Best Adapted Screenplay; Magnolia for Best Original Screenplay; and Boogie Nights for Best Original Screenplay.

Anderson has been hailed as being "one of the most exciting talents to come along in years" and as being "among the supreme talents of today." In 2004, Anderson was ranked 21st on The Guardian's list of the 40 best directors. In 2007, Total Film named him the 20th-greatest director of all time. In 2011, Entertainment Weekly named him the 11th-greatest working director, calling him "one of the most dynamic directors to emerge in the last 20 years".

Paul Thomas Anderson has directed films starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly, Melora Walters and Luis Guzmán.