Ranking Wes Anderson's Movies

Wes Anderson's latest exploration in postmodern symmetrical cinema—The Phoenician Scheme—is now playing in theaters, featuring an all-star cast that includes Benicio del Toro, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Michael Cera, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, and others.

To celebrate the arrival of new Wes Anderson films at multiplexes everywhere, we have ranked his entire filmography, tracing back to his directorial debut and breakout hit, Bottle Rocket. Which unique blend of eccentricities and '70s rock defines your favorite Wes Anderson movie? With so many options available, each film brings a distinctively unabashed whimsy to the screen—imagine Edward Gorey wearing suspenders and knitted bow ties.

From boats and trains to hotels, stop-motion animation, and high school productions of Serpico... Wes Anderson has mastered it all. Which of his quirky storybook-style films stands out as your top pick? Do you prefer his earlier works or are you drawn more to his recent projects? See how your choices stack up against our ranking of Wes Anderson's movies.*

*Note: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, including both the short film and the collection of four Roald Dahl stories it anchors, is not included here as they were released individually on Netflix over a span of four days.

Ranking Wes Anderson's Movies

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