Richard Lester: movies and TV shows
Richard Lester has 53 credits in the archive: 48 films and 5 TV series, from 1956 to 2016. Highest rated: The Beatles Anthology (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 2016 · busiest year: 1959 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | Self | Film | 7.5 | 84 |
| 2014 | Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace | Self - Director | Film | — | 82 |
| 2007 | THE BEATLES in HELP! | Self | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 2006 | Filmmakers in Action | Self | Film | 7.2 | 74 |
| 2004 | Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' | Self | Film | 5.8 | 72 |
| 2002 | Things They Said Today | Self | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2000 | The Unknown Peter Sellers | Self | Film | 8.2 | 68 |
| 1998 | Richard Lester! | Film | 7.0 | 66 | |
| 1996 | Spike | Self | Film | 10.0 | 64 |
| 1995 | The Beatles Anthology | Self (archive footage) | TV | 8.3 | 63 |
| 1995 | You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' | Self | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1993 | Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1991 | Paul McCartney's Get Back | Film | 8.6 | 59 | |
| 1989 | The Return of the Musketeers | Film | 6.2 | 57 | |
| 1986 | A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema | Self | Film | — | 54 |
| 1985 | The Making of 'Superman III' | Self | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1984 | Finders Keepers | Film | 5.4 | 52 | |
| 1984 | Finders Keepers | Film | 5.4 | 52 | |
| 1983 | Superman III | Film | 5.5 | 51 | |
| 1983 | The Making of 'Superman II' | Self | Film | 7.6 | 51 |
| 1980 | Superman II | Film | 6.8 | 48 | |
| 1979 | Cuba | Film | 5.5 | 47 | |
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | Man Watching Hearse Pass by (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 47 |
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | Film | 5.0 | 47 | |
| 1976 | Robin and Marian | Film | 6.3 | 44 | |
| 1976 | The Ritz | Film | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 1975 | Royal Flash | Film | 5.9 | 43 | |
| 1975 | La route | Film | 8.0 | 43 | |
| 1974 | The Four Musketeers | Film | 6.4 | 42 | |
| 1974 | Juggernaut | Film | 6.2 | 42 | |
| 1973 | The Three Musketeers | Film | 6.7 | 41 | |
| 1971 | Film '72 | Self | TV | 4.7 | 39 |
| 1969 | The Bed Sitting Room | Film | 5.9 | 37 | |
| 1969 | The Bed Sitting Room | Film | 5.9 | 37 | |
| 1968 | Petulia | Film | 6.0 | 36 | |
| 1968 | Petulia: The Uncommon Movie | Himself | Film | — | 36 |
| 1967 | How I Won the War | Film | 5.6 | 35 | |
| 1967 | How I Won the War | Film | 5.6 | 35 | |
| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Film | 6.1 | 34 | |
| 1965 | The Knack... and How to Get It | Film | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 1965 | Help! | Film | 6.9 | 33 | |
| 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Film | 7.3 | 32 | |
| 1963 | The Mouse on the Moon | Film | 6.3 | 31 | |
| 1962 | It's Trad, Dad! | Film | 5.7 | 30 | |
| 1960 | Mildred | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Film | 5.6 | 27 | |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Film | 5.6 | 27 | |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Film | 5.6 | 27 | |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Film | 5.6 | 27 | |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Film | 5.6 | 27 | |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Film | 5.6 | 27 | |
| 1956 | The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d | TV | — | 24 | |
| 1956 | A Show Called Fred | TV | — | 24 |