Rankings by Metro / Philadelphia
The Screen of Philadelphia
United States · #7 by film pedigree · 43 notable figures · 4 canon films set here
Metro rank
#7
Screen score
586.1
People
99
Films set here
4
What Philadelphia is known for
Box office 29%Prestige 18%Audience 53%
Philadelphia skews toward audience.
Canon films set here, by decade
1
'40
2
'70
1
'90
From Philadelphia
- 1Will Smith30.84
- 2Richard Brooks28.15
- 3Sidney Lumet24.18
- 4Grace Kelly23.63
- 5Bradley Cooper22.83
- 6Alvin Sargent19.19
- 7Lionel Barrymore18.61
- 8Bruce Willis18.25
- 9Ethel Barrymore17.78
- 10Adam McKay17.16
- 11Sam Wood17.06
- 12Christopher McQuarrie16.99
- 13Bryan Singer15.85
- 14Franklin J. Schaffner15.83
- 15Arthur Penn13.69
- 16Richard Gere13.26
- 17M. Night Shyamalan12.54
- 18Abby Mann11.46
- 19Broderick Crawford10.79
- 20Peter Farrelly10.56
- 21Nedrick Young9.62
- 22Josh Singer9.3
- 23Da'Vine Joy Randolph8.01
- 24Irvin Kershner7.78
- 25Kevin Bacon7.45
+18 more
Set in Philadelphia
- Rocky 1976filmed#94
- The Philadelphia Story 1940filmed#193
- The Sixth Sense 1999#325
- Eraserhead 1977#454
Canon films by Philadelphia filmmakers
- 12 Angry Men 1957 · Sidney Lumet#37
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 · Irvin Kershner#40
- Bonnie and Clyde 1967 · Arthur Penn#53
- The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 · William Keighley#177
- A Hard Day's Night 1964 · Richard Lester#198
- Network 1976 · Sidney Lumet#215
- Dog Day Afternoon 1975 · Sidney Lumet#254
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958 · Richard Brooks#311
- A Night at the Opera 1935 · Sam Wood#368
- Grease 1978 · Randal Kleiser#429