The Best Ridley Scott Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Ridley Scott movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Ridley Scott based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In September 2025 there are 17 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Ridley Scott In Order of Popularity

1. Gladiator
2. Alien
3. Blade Runner
4. The Martian
5. Black Hawk Down
6. Thelma & Louise
7. The Last Duel
8. Kingdom of Heaven
9. Body of Lies
10. A Good Year
11. All the Money in the World
12. Robin Hood
13. House of Gucci
14. Alien: Covenant
15. Legend
16. Exodus: Gods and Kings
17. The Counselor

Stream the top 17 Movies directed by Ridley Scott

1. Gladiator

Rated: R

8.5/10

Set in Rome during the year 180, the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son, Commodus, ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

2. Alien

Rated: R

8.5/10

The crew of the Nostromo intercept a distress call from a deserted planet but soon wish they hadn't when they encounter a merciless monster that attacks them one by one.

3. Blade Runner

Rated: R

8.1/10

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

4. The Martian

Rated: PG-13

8.0/10

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

5. Black Hawk Down

Rated: R

7.7/10

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.

6. Thelma & Louise

Rated: R

7.6/10

Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times.

7. The Last Duel

Rated: R

7.4/10

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

8. Kingdom of Heaven

Rated: R

7.2/10

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

9. Body of Lies

Rated: R

7.1/10

The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.

10. A Good Year

Rated: PG-13

6.9/10

Failed London banker Max Skinner inherits his uncle's vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.

11. All the Money in the World

Rated: R

6.8/10

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.

12. Robin Hood

Rated: PG-13

6.6/10

When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.

13. House of Gucci

Rated: R

6.6/10

When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately…murder.

14. Alien: Covenant

Rated: R

6.4/10

Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship 'Covenant' discovers what is thought to be an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world—which has a sole inhabitant: the 'synthetic', David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

15. Legend

Rated: PG

6.3/10

A woodland boy works with elves to rescue a princess and a unicorn from the grasp of the Lord of Darkness and his followers.

16. Exodus: Gods and Kings

Rated: PG-13

6.0/10

The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

17. The Counselor

Rated: R

5.4/10

A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.