
Director
Frederick Wiseman
1930Boston, Massachusetts, USA49 Films
Frederick Wiseman (January 1, 1930 — February 16, 2026) was an American filmmaker, documentarian, and theatre director. As a documentarian, Wiseman has been noted for his ability to capture the nuances of life in American institutions such as prisons, hospitals, welfare offices, and high schools. He started out in 1963 by producing a narrative feature, The Cool World, an examination of the lives of Harlem teenagers.
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7.1
Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros
2023
7.2
A Couple
2022
6.4
City Hall
2020
6.2
Monrovia, Indiana
2018
6.4
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017
6.8
In Jackson Heights
2015
7.3
National Gallery
2014
6.7
At Berkeley
2013
6.5
Crazy Horse
2011
6.6
Boxing Gym
2010
7.6
La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet
2009
5.0
Haiku
2009
7.6
State Legislature
2007
8.5
The Garden
2005
5.8
The Last Letter
2002
5.2
Domestic Violence 2
2002
6.4
Domestic Violence
2001
6.9
Belfast, Maine
1999
7.3
Public Housing
1997
5.5
La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué
1996
7.6
Ballet
1995
6.3
High School II
1994
7.2
Zoo
1993
6.1
Aspen
1991
7.4
Central Park
1990
7.0
Near Death
1989
6.5
Missile
1988
6.4
Multi-Handicapped
1986
6.5
Adjustment & Work
1986
8.3
Deaf
1986
6.7
Blind
1986
6.0
Racetrack
1985
6.2
The Store
1983
5.5
Seraphita's Diary
1982
6.1
Model
1981
6.7
Manoeuvre
1979
6.3
Sinai Field Mission
1978
6.9
Canal Zone
1977
8.2
Meat
1976
7.2
Welfare
1975
6.8
Primate
1974
7.0
Juvenile Court
1973
7.0
Essene
1972
6.6
Basic Training
1971
5.4
I Miss Sonia Henie
1971
6.6
Hospital
1970
7.3
High School
1969
7.0
Law and Order
1969
7.2