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Top 10 Wes Anderson movies in order from worst to best according to IMDb: where to watch them online

Last week was Wes Anderson’s birthday, and to commemorate one of the most unique directors of recent decades, we take a look back at his filmography.

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Last week was Wes Anderson’s birthday, and to commemorate one of the most unique directors of recent decades, we take a look back at his filmography.
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Wes Anderson was born on May 1, 1969, in Houston (Texas, USA). The filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, and also actor, is best known for having directed films such as The Darjeeling Limited, The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom or his great award-winning work The Grand Budapest Hotel. In addition, his films have a unique style and signature that is easily identifiable. An alternative concept of cinema in which he builds his space and a parallel world obsessed with symmetry, among other things.

Bottle Rocket

  • Platform: HBO Max, Hulu
  • Year: 1996
  • Length: 1:31
  • IMDB Score: 6.9

It was Anderson’s first feature film. The feature film was an unmitigated commercial failure, since out of a $ 5 million box office budget it barely grossed $ 560,000. As anecdotes and recognitions, we highlight the mention of an illustrious filmmaker as Martin Scorsese, who said that it was recommended by him as one of the best films of the 90s.

The French Dispatch

  • Platform: HBO Max, Hulu
  • Year: 2021
  • Length: 1:47
  • IMDB Score: 7.1

The director’s tenth film features an all-star cast including Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, and Timothée Chamalet. It also features familiar faces from other Wes Anderson films such as Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, and Owen Wilson. This time, we look at the life of an American newspaper set in a French village in the twentieth century.

The Darjeeling Limited

  • Platform: No streaming offers at the moment
  • Year: 2007
  • Length: 1:31
  • IMDB Score: 7.2

Starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman. It had an estimated budget of $17.5 million and grossed over $35 million worldwide.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

  • Platform: Hoopla
  • Year: 2004
  • Length: 1:59
  • IMDB Score: 7.2

The cast includes Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Seymour Cassel, and Antonio Monda. As an anecdote, it is said that the actor Bill Murray became a professional diver thanks to the more than 40 hours of immersion he had to do for the making of the movie.

The Royal Tenenbaums

  • Platform: No streaming offers at the moment
  • Year: 2001
  • Length: 1:50
  • IMDB Score: 7.6

The cast included Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Danny Glover, Bill Murray, and Seymour Cassel. The film had an estimated budget of $21 million and grossed more than $71 million worldwide. Regarding the awards and recognitions of the feature film, we highlight the Golden Globe for Gene Hackman, as well as the nominations for Best Screenplay for Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson at the Oscars.

Rushmore

  • Platform: No streaming offers at the moment
  • Year: 1998
  • Length: 1:33
  • IMDB Score: 7.6

The cast included Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, and Seymour Cassel. Rushmore had an estimated budget of $9 million and grossed over $17 million at the box office. It is a feature film that undoubtedly served Wes Anderson to establish himself in the seventh art and is also considered one of the best films of the twentieth century.

Moonrise Kingdom

  • Platform: Prime Video
  • Year: 2012
  • Length: 1:34
  • IMDB Score: 7.8

The cast included Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban, and Harvey Keitel. With a budget of $16 million, the film grossed just over $68 million at the box office. According to Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom is clearly a tribute to young love and memory. In fact, it is based on a fantasy he had when he was just 11 years old when he fell in love while reading novels.

Isle of Dogs

  • Platform: Disney+
  • Year: 2018
  • Length: 1:41
  • IMDB Score: 7.8

Another feature film by Anderson in which he used the stop-motion technique. It featured the voices of Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban, Bill Murray, and Jeff Goldblum. Isle of Dogs grossed more than $64 million at the box office and received numerous awards and accolades, including nominations for Best Animated Feature at both the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes. It also won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Satellite Award for Best Animated Feature.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

  • Platform: HBO Max, DirecTV
  • Year: 2009
  • Length: 1:27
  • IMDB Score: 7.9

It is a stop-motion animated film based on the book of the same name by Roald Dahl. It starred the actors George Clooney and Meryl Streep. It received 2 Academy Award nominations in the categories of Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score. It also won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature and 2 other BAFTA nominations in the categories of Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • Platform: HBO Max, DirecTV
  • Year: 2014
  • Length: 1:39
  • IMDB Score: 8.1

To date, it is considered Wes Anderson’s crown jewel. It had an estimated budget of $25 million.

The Grand Budapest Hotel was a resounding box-office success, grossing $175 million. 11 BAFTA nominations. It won the Golden Globe in the category of Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Also, it obtained three more nominations at the Golden Globes including Best Director for Wes Anderson. At the Oscars, it received 9 nominations of which it won in 4 categories: Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, Best Production Design, and Best Original Score.

Reference | Justwatch