Wes Anderson filmography
Wes Anderson is an American filmmaker known for feature films, commercials, and short films.
Anderson directed the short film Bottle Rocket which was later adapted into his feature length directorial debut film Bottle Rocket (1996). He later directed his sophomore film Rushmore (1998), which established himself as a independent film auteur. He often collaborated with the brothers Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson during that time and founded his production company American Empirical Pictures. He further established his unique style with The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and his first stop-motion film, Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
His later works include his second stop-motion film, Isle of Dogs (2018), the anthology comedy The French Dispatch (2021), the science fiction dramedy Asteroid City (2023) and the espionage caper comedy The Phoenician Scheme (2025). Anderson won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023).
As a director
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bottle Rocket | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1998 | Rushmore | Yes | Yes | Executive |
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2004 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2007 | The Darjeeling Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2023 | Asteroid City | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More[N 1] | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Producer only
- The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Executive producer only
- She's Funny That Way (2014)
- Escapes (2017)
- Uncropped (2023)
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Bottle Rocket | Yes | Yes | No | Shot in 1992, released in 1994 |
| 2007 | Hotel Chevalier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Prequel to The Darjeeling Limited |
| 2012 | Do You Like to Read? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Promotional shorts for Moonrise Kingdom |
| Cousin Ben Troop Screening | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2013 | Castello Cavalcanti | Yes | Yes | No | Commissioned by Prada |
| 2023 | Asteroid City: Location Featurette | Yes | Yes | Yes | Promotional short for Asteroid City |
| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Netflix shorts based on stories by Roald Dahl | |
| The Swan | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| The Rat Catcher | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Poison | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Commercials
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "My Life, My Card" | Yes | Yes | American Express | Starring Wes Anderson as himself[2] |
| 2008 | "Softbank" | Yes | No | Softbank | Japanese commercial filmed in France |
| 2010 | "Apartomatic" | Yes | No | Stella Artois | Co-directed with Roman Coppola |
| 2012 | "Made of Imagination" | Yes | No | Sony Xperia | Stop-motion animation |
| 2013 | "Candy" | Yes | No | Prada | Co-directed with Roman Coppola |
| 2016 | "Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion" | Yes | Yes | H&M | Starring Adrien Brody and Garth Jennings. |
| 2024 | "100 Years of Meisterstück" | Yes | Yes | Montblanc | Starring Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman and Rupert Friend.[a] |
| 2025 | "Lets Write" | Yes | Yes | Montblanc | Starring Wes Anderson, Rupert Friend, Michael Cera, Waris Ahluwalia & Esther McGregor |
Music Videos
| Year | Title | Director | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Aline" | Yes | Written by Christophe, performed by Jarvis Cocker | Promotional music video for The French Dispatch |
As an actor
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bottle Rocket | Passenger on bus | Uncredited cameo |
| 1998 | Rushmore | Student | |
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Tennis match commentator | |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Stan Weasel | Voice role |
| 2016 | Sing | Additional Voices | |
| 2021 | Sing 2 | ||
| 2024 | "100 Years of Meisterstück" |
Documentary
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film | |
| 2015 | Hitchcock/Truffaut | |
| 2018 | Always at the Carlyle | |
| Friedkin Uncut | ||
| 2023 | Uncropped | Also executive producer |
Reception
| Year | Film | Rotten Tomatoes[4] | Metacritic[5] | Budget | Box office[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bottle Rocket | 86% (6.8/10 average rating) (68 reviews) | 67 (24 reviews) | $7 million | $560,000 |
| 1998 | Rushmore | 90% (8.2/10 average rating) (105 reviews) | 86 (32 reviews) | $9 million | $17.1 million |
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | 81% (7.5/10 average rating) (215 reviews) | 76 (34 reviews) | $21 million | $71.4 million |
| 2004 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | 57% (6.1/10 average rating) (226 reviews) | 62 (38 reviews) | $50 million | $34.8 million |
| 2007 | The Darjeeling Limited | 69% (6.6/10 average rating) (189 reviews) | 67 (35 reviews) | $16 million | $35.1 million |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | 93% (7.9/10 average rating) (246 reviews) | 83 (34 reviews) | $40 million | $46.5 million |
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | 93% (8.3/10 average rating) (269 reviews) | 84 (43 reviews) | $16 million | $68.3 million |
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | 92% (8.5/10 average rating) (318 reviews) | 88 (48 reviews) | $25 million | $174.8 million |
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs | 90% (8.0/10 average rating) (370 reviews) | 82 (55 reviews) | $35 million | $64.2 million |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch | 75% (7.1/10 average rating) (312 reviews) | 74 (57 reviews) | $25 million | $46.3 million |
| 2023 | Asteroid City | 75% (7/10 average rating) (338 reviews) | 74 (60 reviews) | $25 million | $54 million |
Frequent collaborators
Anderson's films feature many recurring actors, including the Wilson brothers (Owen, Luke, and Andrew), Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Bob Balaban, and Tilda Swinton.[7][8] Robert Yeoman has served as director of photography for all of Anderson's live-action films, while Mark Mothersbaugh composed Anderson's first four films, with Alexandre Desplat with six films, taking over composing since Fantastic Mr. Fox.[9] Randall Poster has served as music supervisor for all of Anderson's films since Rushmore. His films have often been financed by Steven Rales through his production company Indian Paintbrush.[10]
Work Actor |
1996 | 1998 | 2001 | 2004 | 2007 | 2009 | 2012 | 2014 | 2018 | 2021 | 2023 | 2023 | 2025 | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total
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| F. Murray Abraham | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Waris Ahluwalia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mathieu Amalric | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Richard Ayoade | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Bob Balaban | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adrien Brody | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Seymour Cassel | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jarvis Cocker | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Bryan Cranston | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Benedict Cumberbatch | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Willem Dafoe | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Hope Davis | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Benicio del Toro | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ralph Fiennes | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Rupert Friend | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Goldblum | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Tom Hanks | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Anjelica Huston | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Scarlett Johansson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Harvey Keitel | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Frances McDormand | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Murray | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Edward Norton | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Larry Pine | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Revolori | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Liev Schreiber | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Schwartzman | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Léa Seydoux | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Fisher Stevens | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Tilda Swinton | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Wilson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Wilson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Owen Wilson | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Wallace Wolodarsky | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jeffrey Wright | 3 |
Notes
References
- ^ "Watch: Wes Anderson's 'Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More' anthology gets trailer - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ According to Matt Zoller Seitz, the author of The Wes Anderson Collection "24 Things I Learned Writing My Wes Anderson Book -- Vulture". Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ Binkley, Christina (1 May 2024). "Montblanc asked Wes Anderson to direct its ad. He did — and designed a pen". Vogue Business. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Wes Anderson". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Wes Anderson". Metacritic. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Wes Anderson". Boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Gottlieb, Meryl (March 21, 2018). "The actors who have appeared in the most Wes Anderson films — from Bill Murray to Owen Wilson". Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Munton, Rebecca (May 20, 2021). "10 Recurring Wes Anderson Collaborators Also In The French Dispatch". Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Directors Trademarks: Wes Anderson". Cinelinx. June 1, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Eisler, Kim (December 11, 2007). "What's a DC Billionaire Doing Aboard The Darjeeling Limited?". Washingtonian.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
External links
- Wes Anderson at IMDb