Every Movie George Clooney Has Directed, Ranked!
From 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' to 'The Boys in the Boat,' Moviefone counts down every film George Clooney has ever directed.
Director George Clooney on the set of his film 'The Boys in the Boat,' an Amazon MGM Studios film. Photo credit: Laurie Sparham. © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Many actors have tried their hand at directing, but very few have had the success of George Clooney.
The Oscar-winning actor first went behind the camera for 2002's 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' and since has made such acclaimed films as 'Good Night, and Good Luck,' 'The Ides of March' and 'The Tender Bar.'
His latest, 'The Boys in the Boat,' opens in theaters on December 25th.
In honor of his new film, Moviefone is counting down every movie George Clooney has ever directed, including his latest.
Let's begin!
9. 'Leatherheads' (2008)
(Center) John Krasinski as Carter Rutherford in 'Leatherheads.' Photo: Universal Pictures.
A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero (Clooney) and college all star (John Krasinski) is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to make some big money, but when a reporter (Renee Zellweger) digs up some dirt on the war hero... everyone could lose out.
8. 'Suburbicon' (2017)
(L to R) Julianne Moore as Rose and Matt Damon as Gardner Lodge in 'Suburbicon.' Photo: Paramount Pictures.
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.
7. 'The Boys in the Boat' (2023)
(L to R) Sam Strike stars as Roger Morris, Thomas Elms as Chuck Day, Joel Phillimore as Gordy Adam, Tom Varey as Johnny White, Wil Coban as Jim McMillin, Bruce Herbelin-Earle as Shorty Hunt, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, Jack Mulhern as Don Hume and Luke Slattery as Bobby Moch in director George Clooney’s 'The Boys in the Boat,' an Amazon MGM Studios film. Photo credit: Laurie Sparham. © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
6. 'The Midnight Sky' (2020)
George Clooney in Netflix's 'The Midnight Sky.'
A lone scientist (Clooney) in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.
5. 'The Tender Bar' (2021)
(L to R) Ben Affleck and Tye Sheridan star in 'Tender Bar' Photo: CLAIRE FOLGER © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC
The Tender Bar tells the story of J.R. (Tye Sheridan), a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie (Ben Affleck), is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother (Rabe) struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her — and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father (Christopher Lloyd) — J.R. begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams — with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar. The Tender Bar is based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by J.R. Moehringer.
The Tender Bar
4. 'The Monuments Men' (2014)
(L to R) John Goodman, Matt Damon, George Clooney, Bob Balaban and Bill Murray in 'The Monuments Men.' Photo:
Sony Pictures.
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, 'The Monuments Men' is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?
3. 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' (2002)
Sam Rockwell as Chuck Barris in 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.' Photo: Miramax Films.
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.
2. 'The Ides of March' (2011)
Ryan Gosling as Stephen Meyers in 'The Ides of March.' Photo: Sony Pictures.
Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's (Ryan Gosling) idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
1. 'Good Night, and Good Luck.' (2005)
David Strathairn as Edward R. Murrow in 'Good Night, and Good Luck.' Photo: Warner Independent Pictures.
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's (David Strathairn) stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
