Award-winning British director Edgar Wright is best known in the United States for his feature films Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ; he also directed the UK hit television series Spaced. For his Criterion Top 10 (plus one), Wright expounds upon his love for De Palma, Buñuel, Gilliam, the Monkees, and more.
Biography via Criterion.
The List
1
Blow Out
UnavailableBrian De Palma
1981
108 min
2
Brazil
UnavailableTerry Gilliam
1985
143 min
3
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
UnavailableLuis Buñuel
1972
101 min
4
Eyes Without a Face
Georges Franju
1960
84 min
5
Head
UnavailableBob Rafelson
1968
86 min
6
Peeping Tom
UnavailableMichael Powell
1960
101 min
7
Rushmore
UnavailableWes Anderson
1998
93 min
8
Le samouraï
Jean-Pierre Melville
1967
105 min
9
This Is Spinal Tap
UnavailableRob Reiner
1984
82 min
10
Walkabout
Nicolas Roeg
1971
95 min
11
Two-Lane Blacktop
UnavailableMonte Hellman
1971
102 min