The Best Ric Burns Movies, Ranked
14 credits from 1991 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2020) with $194K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Latest Ric Burns Movies
The most recent films Ric Burns is credited on, newest first — starting with Dante: Inferno to Paradise (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Dante: Inferno to Paradise 2024 · Director -
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America 2020 · Director -
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life 2020 · Director -
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life 2019 · Director -
The Chinese Exclusion Act 2017 · Director -
The Pilgrims 2015 · Director -
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World 2010 · Director -
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film 2006 · Director -
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film 2006 · Director -
Ansel Adams 2002 · Director -
New York: A Documentary Film 1999 · Director -
The Donner Party 1992 · Director
The Best Ric Burns Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ric Burns films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ric Burns movie?
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019) is the best-rated Ric Burns film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2020) (88). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ric Burns movie?
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2020) made the most at the box office, with $194K worldwide, followed by Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019) with $194K. Together, Ric Burns's films with box office figures have made $390K.
What is the best Ric Burns documentary movie?
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019) is the best-rated of Ric Burns's documentary films, with a score of 90.
What is the newest Ric Burns movie?
The newest film on Ric Burns's filmography is Dante: Inferno to Paradise (2024), directed by Ric Burns.
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