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The following is the filmography of English director and producer Ridley Scott, best known for directing Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Gladiator (2000) and The Martian (2015).
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
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| 1965 | Boy and Bicycle | Yes | Yes | Also writer and cinematographer |
| 2005 | Thunder Perfect Mind | Yes | No | Co-directed with Jordan Scott |
| 2017 | The Crossing | Yes | No | Prologue to Alien: Covenant |
| 2019 | The Journey | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | Behold | Yes | No |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
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| 1977 | The Duellists | Yes | No | Also operator |
| 1979 | Alien | Yes | No | |
| 1982 | Blade Runner | Yes | No | |
| 1985 | Legend | Yes | No | |
| 1987 | Someone to Watch Over Me | Yes | Executive | |
| 1989 | Black Rain | Yes | No | |
| 1991 | Thelma & Louise | Yes | Yes | |
| 1992 | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Yes | Yes | |
| 1996 | White Squall | Yes | Executive | |
| 1997 | G.I. Jane | Yes | Yes | |
| 2000 | Gladiator | Yes | No | Also camera operator (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Hannibal | Yes | Yes | |
| Black Hawk Down | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Matchstick Men | Yes | Yes | |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | A Good Year | Yes | Yes | |
| 2007 | American Gangster | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | Body of Lies | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | Prometheus | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | The Counselor | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | The Martian | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Alien: Covenant | Yes | Yes | |
| All the Money in the World | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2021 | The Last Duel | Yes | Yes | |
| House of Gucci | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2023 | Napoleon | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | Gladiator II | Yes | Yes | Post-production |
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