Directing
Paul Thomas Anderson
- Titles
- 51movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1988 to 2026, busiest in 2003 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 31titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Fiona Apple: Across the Universe89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Psychological6.9average 5.6
- Historical3.8average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor3.3average 2.0
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Cringe Humor3.1average 2.2
- Nostalgia4.2average 3.6
- Wonder3.8average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Wholesome2.0, average 3.3
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
- Adrenaline4.0, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 2
- Paul Thomas Anderson 2
- Art Film 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Masterful Direction 2
- Thom Yorke 2
- Radiohead 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jonny GreenwoodActorOne Battle After Another, There Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice, Licorice Pizza, Phantom Thread, +4 more
Philip Seymour HoffmanActorBoogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, The Master, 12 Scopitones, +2 more
Robert ElswitCinematographerThere Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, +2 more
Andy JurgensenEditorOne Battle After Another, Licorice Pizza, Anima, Junun, HAIM / Valentine, +1 more
Thom YorkeActorAnima, Wall of Eyes: On Film, Daydreaming, Daydreaming - Radiohead, Radiohead - Daydreaming
Dylan TichenorEditorThere Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Fiona Apple: Across the Universe
Adam SandlerActorPunch-Drunk Love, 12 Scopitones, Couch, 12 Scopitones
Jon BrionActorMagnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, Hard Eight, The Jon Brion Show
Philip Baker HallActorMagnolia, Hard Eight, Cigarettes & Coffee- GGrace IllingworthActorDaydreaming, Daydreaming - Radiohead, Radiohead - Daydreaming
John C. ReillyActorBoogie Nights, Magnolia, Hard Eight- LLeslie JonesEditorInherent Vice, Punch-Drunk Love, The Master
Movies and TV shows
432020s
10 titles · average score 65
Additional Photography
Director of Photography, Director
77
Director, Writer
50
Executive Producer
Thanks
Director
Original Concept
63
Script Consultant
66
Thanks
70
Producer, Director of Photography
2010s
12 titles · average score 72
74
Director, Producer
84
Additional Second Assistant Director
Executive Producer
73
Director, Writer
Director
Director
Director
Director
85
Director, Camera Operator
65
Producer, Writer
71
Producer, Writer
2000s
11 titles · average score 64
81
Writer, Producer
65
Director, Writer
45
Writer, Director
71
Director
Director, Writer
72
Director, Writer
74
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Director
45
Script Editor
73
Director
1990s
9 titles · average score 76
78
as Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)
Director
Writer, Director
77
Director, Writer
69
Director, Screenplay
68
Writer, Director
Director
Director
1980s
1 title · average score 55
55
Director of Photography, Writer