Every Ridley Scott movie ranked, including Napoleon

It’s been nearly five decades since Ridley Scott’s first feature film, The Duellists, hit theaters, and now, even well into his 80s, the legendary filmmaker shows no signs of slowing. Napoleon, his latest feature, is as grand and intense as anything else in his long career, and it demonstrates just how adept Scott remains at pulling audiences into his world, no matter where that world might be.

Scott’s directorial career now spans nearly 30 feature films, from historical epics like Napoleon and Gladiator to fantasy spectacles, true-crime stories, romantic comedies, and science-fiction masterpieces. Each film is fascinating in its own way, even the missteps, and they all chart the course of a driven, tireless artist who wants to tell just about every kind of story he can put in front of a movie camera. So, in honor of Napoleon’s much-anticipated release, here’s every Ridley Scott movie, ranked from worst to best.

28. Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

There’s no denying that Ridley Scott can do spectacle. He’s been proving it since the 1970s, and he can still pour it on decades later. But in the case of , spectacle is just about the only thing the film has going for it. Sure, the cast is packed with talented actors, including Christian Bale in the role of Moses, but the ensemble, and Scott’s knack for alluring visuals, are wasted in a predictable, tedious, uneven Biblical epic that feels transported from another era, and not in a good way.