{"id":88584,"date":"2025-09-27T09:42:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/88584\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T09:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:42:13","slug":"all-paul-thomas-anderson-movies-ranked-by-tomatometer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/88584\/","title":{"rendered":"All Paul Thomas Anderson Movies Ranked By tomatometer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The latest:\u00a0One Battle After Another<\/a>\u00a0is now playing in theaters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul Thomas Anderson<\/strong><\/a> is one of the most consistently brilliant filmmakers working today, and every single one of his movies is fresh on our Tomatometer.<\/p>\n

Anderson first turned heads at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival with his short Coffee and Cigarettes, a bold, dialogue-driven piece that showcased the multi-layered storytelling he\u2019s known for. His feature debut Hard Eight<\/a><\/strong> (1997) didn\u2019t make a splash, but Boogie Nights<\/a><\/strong> (1997) changed everything, earning acclaim for its dark look at the \u201970s porn industry. He followed with the emotional ensemble drama Magnolia<\/a><\/strong> (1999) and the quirky romance Punch-Drunk Love<\/a><\/strong> (2002), proving his range early on.<\/p>\n

From there, Anderson delivered a run of masterpieces: the Oscar-winning oil epic There Will Be Blood <\/a><\/strong>(2007), The Master <\/a><\/strong>(2012), the offbeat mystery Inherent Vice <\/strong><\/a>(2014), and the elegant fashion drama Phantom Thread <\/a><\/strong>(2017). All four are Certified Fresh hits.<\/p>\n

Anderson is back with One Battle After Another<\/a><\/strong>, now playing in theaters, starring Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a>, Sean Penn<\/a>, and Teyana Taylor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re ranking all of Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s movies by Tomatometer!<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritics Consensus: An epic screwball adventure teeming with awe-inspiring action set pieces, One Battle After Another is Paul Thomas Anderson’s most entertaining film yet while also one of his most thematically rich.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSynopsis: Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant\t\t\t\t\t\t [More]<\/a><\/p>\n

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#2<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritics Consensus: Grounded in strong characters, bold themes, and subtle storytelling, Boogie Nights is a groundbreaking film both for director P.T. Anderson and star Mark Wahlberg.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSynopsis: In the San Fernando Valley in 1977, teenage busboy Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) gets discovered by porn director Jack Horner\t\t\t\t\t\t [More]<\/a><\/p>\n

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#3<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritics Consensus: Widely touted as a masterpiece, this sparse and sprawling epic about the underhanded “heroes” of capitalism boasts incredible performances by leads Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano, and is director Paul Thomas Anderson’s best work to date.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSynopsis: Silver miner Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) leads a hardscrabble life with his son, H.W. (Dillon Freasier). When he hears about\t\t\t\t\t\t [More]<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritics Consensus: Phantom Thread’s finely woven narrative is filled out nicely by humor, intoxicating romantic tension, and yet another impressively committed performance from Daniel Day-Lewis.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSynopsis: Renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion in 1950s London — dressing\t\t\t\t\t\t [More]<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritics Consensus: Licorice Pizza finds Paul Thomas Anderson shifting into a surprisingly comfortable gear — and getting potentially star-making performances out of his fresh-faced leads.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSynopsis: LICORICE PIZZA is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and falling in love in\t\t\t\t\t\t [More]<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritics Consensus: Smart and solidly engrossing, The Master extends Paul Thomas Anderson’s winning streak of challenging films for serious audiences.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSynopsis: Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is a troubled, boozy drifter struggling with the trauma of World War II and whatever inner\t\t\t\t\t\t [More]<\/a><\/p>\n

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#7<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritics Consensus: An eruption of feeling that’s as overwhelming as it is overwrought, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia reaches a feverish crescendo and sustains it thanks to its fearlessly committed ensemble.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSynopsis: On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous\t\t\t\t\t\t [More]<\/a><\/p>\n

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#8<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritics Consensus: An absorbing showcase for Philip Baker Hall, Paul Thomas Anderson’s feature debut is a gamble that pays off handsomely.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSynopsis: A stranger (Philip Baker Hall) mentors a young Reno gambler (John C. Reilly) who weds a hooker (Gwyneth Paltrow) and\t\t\t\t\t\t [More]<\/a><\/p>\n

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#9<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritics Consensus: Odd, touching, and unique, Punch-Drunk Love is also delightfully funny, utilizing Adam Sandler’s comic persona to explore the life of a lonely guy who finds love.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSynopsis: Although susceptible to violent outbursts, bathroom supply business owner Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) is a timid and shy man by\t\t\t\t\t\t [More]<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritics Consensus: Inherent Vice may prove frustrating for viewers who demand absolute coherence, but it does justice to its acclaimed source material — and should satisfy fans of director P.T. Anderson.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSynopsis: In a California beach community, private detective Larry “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) tends to work his cases through a smoky\t\t\t\t\t\t [More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Photo by \u00a9Warner Bros. Pictures) The latest:\u00a0One Battle After Another\u00a0is now playing in theaters. Paul Thomas Anderson is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[1243,18,117,19,17,327],"class_list":{"0":"post-88584","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-directors","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-movies"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}