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Hal Hartley, director
Director

Hal Hartley: Movies & Box Office

films
37
as director
30
on screen
1984–2025
box office
$21.1M
Biggest hits

The Best Hal Hartley Movies

The films of Hal Hartley that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Henry Fool (1998) leads with $1.34M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

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Career at a glance

Hal Hartley's Career in Numbers

Hal Hartley's films in numbers — as a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Hal Hartley works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Kid (1984) to Where to Land (2025), and the 1990s were the busiest decade.

Hal Hartley Movies by Decade

  1. 1980s 4
  2. 1990s 12
  3. 2000s 8
  4. 2010s 7
  5. 2020s 1

The 1990s were Hal Hartley's busiest decade, with 12 films.

Hal Hartley Movies by Genre

  • Drama 16
  • Comedy 7
  • Documentary 2
  • Action 2
  • Crime 1

Drama is the genre Hal Hartley has worked in most, with 16 films, ahead of comedy (7).

Hal Hartley Career Milestones

First film
Kid 1984
Biggest box office hit
Adventure $17.2M worldwide
Newest film
Where to Land 2025
37 credits

Hal Hartley Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Hal Hartley is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 30 as director and 2 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Movies Directed by Hal Hartley

30
  1. 2025 Where to Land (2025) movie poster Where to Land Comedy
  2. 2015 Ned Rifle (2015) movie poster Ned Rifle Drama
  3. 2011 Meanwhile (2011) movie poster Meanwhile Drama
  4. 2010 The Apologies (2010) movie poster The Apologies Comedy
  5. 2010 Accomplice (2010) movie poster Accomplice Comedy
  6. 2010 A/Muse (2010) movie poster A/Muse
  7. 2010 Conspiracy (2010) movie poster Conspiracy
  8. 2007 Fay Grim (2007) movie poster Fay Grim Action
  9. 2005 The Girl from Monday (2005) movie poster The Girl from Monday Action
  10. 2004 The Sisters of Mercy (2004) movie poster The Sisters of Mercy Drama
  11. 2004 Excerpts from Soon (2004) movie poster Excerpts from Soon Drama
  12. 2002 No Such Thing (2002) movie poster No Such Thing Drama
  13. 2001 The New Math(s) (2001) movie poster The New Math(s)
  14. 2000 Kimono (2000) movie poster Kimono Drama
  15. 1998 Henry Fool (1998) movie poster Henry Fool Drama
  16. 1998 The Book of Life (1998) movie poster The Book of Life Comedy
  17. 1997 The Other Also (1997) movie poster The Other Also
  18. 1996 Flirt (1996) movie poster Flirt Drama
  19. 1995 Amateur (1995) movie poster Amateur Drama
  20. 1994 Iris (1994) movie poster Iris Drama
  21. 1994 Opera No. 1 (1994) movie poster Opera No. 1 Comedy
  22. 1992 Simple Men (1992) movie poster Simple Men Crime
  23. 1992 Surviving Desire (1992) movie poster Surviving Desire Drama
  24. 1991 Trust (1991) movie poster Trust Drama
  25. 1991 Theory of Achievement (1991) movie poster Theory of Achievement Comedy
  26. 1990 The Unbelievable Truth (1990) movie poster The Unbelievable Truth Drama
  27. 1989 The Unbelievable Truth (1989) movie poster The Unbelievable Truth Drama
  28. 1988 Dogs (1988) movie poster Dogs Drama
  29. 1987 The Cartographer’s Girlfriend (1987) movie poster The Cartographer’s Girlfriend Comedy
  30. 1984 Kid (1984) movie poster Kid Drama

Hal Hartley Movies as an Actor

2
  1. 2010 Adventure (2010) movie poster Adventure Documentary
  2. 2004 Regarding Soon (2004) movie poster Regarding Soon Documentary

Hal Hartley in Documentaries & Specials

5
  1. 2010 Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences (2010) movie poster Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences as Himself · Documentary
  2. 2010 Implied Harmonies (2010) movie poster Implied Harmonies as Self · Documentary
  3. 1999 In Bad Taste (1999) movie poster In Bad Taste as Self · Documentary
  4. 1998 Divine Trash (1998) movie poster Divine Trash as Self · Documentary
  5. 1993 Made in the USA (1993) movie poster Made in the USA as Self · Documentary
Works with

Who Hal Hartley Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Hal Hartley shares the most films with. Martin Donovan comes first, with 6 films together, followed by Parker Posey (5).

FAQ

Hal Hartley: Questions & Answers

How many movies Hal Hartley has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Hal Hartley been in?

Hal Hartley is credited on 37 films, from 1984 to 2025. 2 of them as an actor and 30 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Hal Hartley's highest-grossing movie?

Adventure (2010) is Hal Hartley's biggest box office hit, with $17.2M worldwide, ahead of Henry Fool (1998) ($1.34M). Across every film with box office figures, Hal Hartley's movies have made $21.1M.

Hal Hartley's biggest hits

What is Hal Hartley's newest movie?

The most recent film on Hal Hartley's filmography is Where to Land (2025), which Hal Hartley directed.

Who does Hal Hartley work with most often?

Hal Hartley shares the most films with Martin Donovan (6 films), Parker Posey (5 films) and Robert John Burke (5 films).

The Best Hal Hartley Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 37 directing credits.

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