Wes Anderson filmography

Wes Anderson is an American filmmaker known for feature films, commercials, and short films.

Feature films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1996	Bottle Rocket	Yes	Yes	No
1998	Rushmore	Yes	Yes	Executive
2001	The Royal Tenenbaums	Yes	Yes	Yes
2004	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also soundtrack producer
2007	The Darjeeling Limited	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also soundtrack producer
2009	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also soundtrack producer and songwriter: "Petey's Song"
2012	Moonrise Kingdom	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also soundtrack producer
2014	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Yes	Yes	Yes
2018	Isle of Dogs	Yes	Yes	Yes
2021	The French Dispatch	Yes	Yes	Yes
2023	Asteroid City	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also soundtrack producer and songwriter: "Dear Alien (Who Art in Heaven)"
2024	The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More ^{[N 1]}	Yes	Yes	Yes
TBA	The Phoenician Scheme	Yes	Yes	Yes

Producer only

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Executive producer only

She's Funny That Way (2014)
Escapes (2017)

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1994	Bottle Rocket	Yes	Yes	No	Shot in 1992, released in 1994, an early version of Bottle Rocket
2007	Hotel Chevalier	Yes	Yes	No	Prologue to The Darjeeling Limited
2012	Do You Like to Read?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Promotional shorts for Moonrise Kingdom
2012	Cousin Ben Troop Screening	Yes	Yes	No	Promotional shorts for Moonrise Kingdom
2013	Castello Cavalcanti	Yes	Yes	No	Commissioned by Prada
2023	Asteroid City: Location Featurette	Yes	Yes	No	Promotional short for Asteroid City
	The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Netflix shorts based on stories by Roald Dahl
	The Swan	Yes	Yes	Yes
	The Rat Catcher	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Poison	Yes	Yes	Yes

Commercials and music videos

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Company	Notes
2004	"My Life, My Card"	Yes	Yes	American Express	Starring Wes Anderson as himself^[2]
2008	"Softbank"	Yes	No	Softbank	Japanese commercial filmed in France
2010	"Apartomatic"	Yes	No	Stella Artois	Co-directed with Roman Coppola
2012	"Made of Imagination"	Yes	No	Sony Xperia	Stop-motion animation
2013	"Candy"	Yes	No	Prada	Co-directed with Roman Coppola
2016	"Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion"	Yes	Yes	H&M
2021	"Aline"	Yes	No		Promotional animated music video for The French Dispatch song written by Christophe, performed by Jarvis Cocker in character as Tip-Top
2024	"100 Years of Meisterstück"	Yes	Yes	Montblanc	Starring Wes Anderson along with two of his frequent collaborators Jason Schwartzman and Rupert Friend. Wes Anderson also announced that he designed his own pen for the company named the Schreiberling.^[3]

Acting credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Bottle Rocket	Passenger on bus	Uncredited cameo
1998	Rushmore	Student
2001	The Royal Tenenbaums	Tennis match commentator
2009	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Stan Weasel	Voice role
2016	Sing	Additional Voices
2021	Sing 2	Additional Voices

Reception

Year	Film	Rotten Tomatoes^[4]	Metacritic^[5]	Budget	Box office^[6]
1996	Bottle Rocket	85% (6.8/10 average rating) (68 reviews)	67 (24 reviews)	$7 million	$560,000
1998	Rushmore	90% (8.2/10 average rating) (105 reviews)	86 (32 reviews)	$9 million	$17.1 million
2001	The Royal Tenenbaums	81% (7.5/10 average rating) (215 reviews)	76 (34 reviews)	$21 million	$71.4 million
2004	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	57% (6.1/10 average rating) (226 reviews)	62 (38 reviews)	$50 million	$34.8 million
2007	The Darjeeling Limited	69% (6.6/10 average rating) (189 reviews)	67 (35 reviews)	$16 million	$35.1 million
2009	Fantastic Mr. Fox	93% (7.9/10 average rating) (246 reviews)	83 (34 reviews)	$40 million	$46.5 million
2012	Moonrise Kingdom	93% (8.3/10 average rating) (269 reviews)	84 (43 reviews)	$16 million	$68.3 million
2014	The Grand Budapest Hotel	92% (8.5/10 average rating) (318 reviews)	88 (48 reviews)	$25 million	$174.8 million
2018	Isle of Dogs	90% (8.0/10 average rating) (370 reviews)	82 (55 reviews)	$35 million	$64.2 million
2021	The French Dispatch	75% (7.1/10 average rating) (312 reviews)	74 (57 reviews)	$25 million	$46.3 million
2023	Asteroid City	75% (7/10 average rating) (338 reviews)	74 (60 reviews)	$25 million	$54 million

Frequent collaborators

Anderson's films feature many recurring actors, including the Wilson brothers (Owen, Luke, and Andrew), Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Bob Balaban, and Tilda Swinton.^[7]^[8] Robert Yeoman has served as director of photography for all of Anderson's live-action films, while Mark Mothersbaugh composed Anderson's first four films, with Alexandre Desplat with six films, taking over composing since Fantastic Mr. Fox.^[9] Randall Poster has served as music supervisor for all of Anderson's films since Rushmore. His films have often been financed by Steven Rales through his production company Indian Paintbrush.^[10]

Collaborator	Role	Bottle Rocket	Rushmore	The Royal Tenenbaums	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	The Darjeeling Limited	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Moonrise Kingdom	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Isle of Dogs	The French Dispatch	Asteroid City	The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More	The Phoenician Scheme	Total
Waris Ahluwalia	Actor				Y	Y			Y						3
Eric Chase Anderson	Actor		Y	Y	Y		Y	Y							5
Eric Chase Anderson	Artist			Y		Y		Y							3
Bob Balaban	Actor							Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			5
Noah Baumbach	Screenwriter				Y		Y								2
Adrien Brody	Actor					Y	Y		Y		Y	Y			5
Milena Canonero	Costume designer				Y	Y			Y		Y	Y			5
Seymour Cassel	Actor		Y	Y	Y										3
Jarvis Cocker	Actor						Y				Y	Y	Y		4
Roman Coppola	Cinematographer												Y		1
	Story									Y	Y	Y		Y	4
	Screenwriter					Y		Y						Y	3
Bryan Cranston	Actor									Y		Y		Y	3
Benedict Cumberbatch	Actor												Y	Y	2
Willem Dafoe	Actor				Y		Y		Y		Y	Y		Y	6
Jeremy Dawson	Producer					Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		8
Benicio del Toro	Actor										Y			Y	2
Alexandre Desplat	Composer						Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			6
Stephen Dignan	Actor	Y	Y	Y											3
Eliel Ford	Actor										Y	Y	Y		3
Rupert Friend	Actor										Y	Y	Y	Y	4
Jeff Goldblum	Actor				Y				Y	Y		Y			4
Tom Hanks	Actor											Y		Y	2
Anjelica Huston	Actress			Y	Y	Y				Y	Y				5
Scarlett Johansson	Actress									Y		Y		Y	3
Harvey Keitel	Actor							Y	Y	Y					3
Frances McDormand	Actress							Y		Y	Y				3
Barry Mendel	Producer		Y	Y	Y										3
Mark Mothersbaugh	Composer	Y	Y	Y	Y										4
Bill Murray	Actor		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	10
Edward Norton	Actor							Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			5
Dipak Pallana	Actor	Y	Y	Y											3
Kumar Pallana	Actor	Y	Y	Y		Y									4
Larry Pine	Actor			Y				Y	Y		Y				4
Randall Poster	Music supervisor		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		11
Steven Rales	Producer					Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Tony Revolori	Actor								Y		Y	Y			3
Scott Rudin	Producer			Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y					7
Jake Ryan	Actor							Y		Y		Y			3
Liev Schreiber	Actor									Y	Y	Y			3
Jason Schwartzman	Actor		Y			Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y			7
	Screenwriter					Y									1
	Story									Y	Y				2
Fisher Stevens	Actor								Y	Y	Y	Y			4
Adam Stockhausen	Production designer							Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		6
Tilda Swinton	Actress							Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			5
Brian Tenenbaum	Actor	Y	Y	Y											3
David Wasco	Production designer	Y	Y	Y											3
Andrew Weisblum	Editor					Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y		6
Andrew Wilson	Actor	Y	Y	Y											3
Luke Wilson	Actor	Y	Y	Y											3
Owen Wilson	Actor	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y				7
Owen Wilson	Screenwriter	Y	Y	Y											3
Wallace Wolodarsky	Actor		Y			Y	Y		Y		Y				5
Jeffrey Wright	Actor										Y	Y			2
Robert Yeoman	Cinematographer	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		10

Notes

^ Compilation film of all four short film adaptations of Roald Dahl's stories that Anderson directed in 2023.^[1]

References

^ "Watch: Wes Anderson's 'Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More' anthology gets trailer - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
^ According to Matt Zoller Seitz, the author of The Wes Anderson Collection "24 Things I Learned Writing My Wes Anderson Book -- Vulture". Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
^ Binkley, Christina (1 May 2024). "Montblanc asked Wes Anderson to direct its ad. He did — and designed a pen". Vogue Business. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ "Wes Anderson". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
^ "Wes Anderson". Metacritic. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
^ "Wes Anderson". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Gottlieb, Meryl (March 21, 2018). "The actors who have appeared in the most Wes Anderson films — from Bill Murray to Owen Wilson". Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ Munton, Rebecca (May 20, 2021). "10 Recurring Wes Anderson Collaborators Also In The French Dispatch". Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ "Directors Trademarks: Wes Anderson". Cinelinx. June 1, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ Eisler, Kim (December 11, 2007). "What's a DC Billionaire Doing Aboard The Darjeeling Limited?". Washingtonian.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

External links

Wes Anderson at IMDb

[DahlCompilation-2] Compilation film of all four short film adaptations of Roald Dahl's stories that Anderson directed in 2023.^[1]

[1] "Watch: Wes Anderson's 'Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More' anthology gets trailer - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

[3] According to Matt Zoller Seitz, the author of The Wes Anderson Collection "24 Things I Learned Writing My Wes Anderson Book -- Vulture". Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-27.

[4] Binkley, Christina (1 May 2024). "Montblanc asked Wes Anderson to direct its ad. He did — and designed a pen". Vogue Business. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[5] "Wes Anderson". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

[6] "Wes Anderson". Metacritic. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

[7] "Wes Anderson". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019. ^{[dead link‍]}

[8] Gottlieb, Meryl (March 21, 2018). "The actors who have appeared in the most Wes Anderson films — from Bill Murray to Owen Wilson". Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[9] Munton, Rebecca (May 20, 2021). "10 Recurring Wes Anderson Collaborators Also In The French Dispatch". Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[10] "Directors Trademarks: Wes Anderson". Cinelinx. June 1, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[11] Eisler, Kim (December 11, 2007). "What's a DC Billionaire Doing Aboard The Darjeeling Limited?". Washingtonian.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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v t e Films directed by Wes Anderson
Filmography Awards and nominations
Feature films	Bottle Rocket (1996) Rushmore (1998) The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) The Darjeeling Limited (2007) Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Moonrise Kingdom (2012) The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Isle of Dogs (2018) The French Dispatch (2021) Asteroid City (2023) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) The Phoenician Scheme (TBA)
Short films	Hotel Chevalier (2007) Castello Cavalcanti (2013) Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion (2016) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)