Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Ann Bigelow (born November 27, 1951) is an American film director. Her best-known films are the cult horror film Near Dark (1987), the surfer/bank robbery action picture Point Break (1991), the historical/mystery film The Weight of Water (2000) and the war drama The Hurt Locker (2008). The Hurt Locker won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Picture, won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama.

With The Hurt Locker, Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director, the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, the BAFTA Award for Best Direction, and the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Director.

In April 2010, Bigelow was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people of the year.

Kathryn Bigelow Movies

Discover the best movies directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Explore the complete filmography, including critically acclaimed masterpieces, box office hits, and top-rated Kathryn Bigelow films ranked by score.

A House of Dynamite (2025)

Thriller

One missile, no signature, and a government scrambling to make sense of both. When an unidentified projectile is fired toward the United States, the real crisis is not the weapon...

Score 6.4

Detroit (2017)

Drama History Thriller

The summer of 1967 tears Detroit apart. When a late-night police raid on an unlicensed bar ignites four days of street violence, director Kathryn Bigelow plants the camera right in...

Score 7.3

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Drama Thriller

Ten years. Thousands of intelligence reports. One analyst who refused to let go. Kathryn Bigelow's procedural drama follows Maya, a driven CIA operative who makes the pursuit of Osama bin...

Score 7.0

The Hurt Locker (2008)

Drama Thriller War

Staff Sergeant William James arrives in Iraq to lead an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team with months left on their rotation, and his reckless disregard for protocol immediately rattles the men...

Score 7.3

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

Drama History Mystery

The Soviet Union's pride, K-19, embarks on its first patrol with a hidden flaw. When a catastrophic malfunction threatens to trigger a nuclear meltdown in the Arctic, Captain Alexei Vostrikov...

Score 6.6

Strange Days (1995)

Crime Drama Science Fiction

Los Angeles, New Year's Eve 1999, and the city is coiled tight with millennial dread. Lenny Nero, a former cop now peddling black-market memory recordings on the street, gets his...

Score 7.0

Point Break (1991)

Action Crime Thriller

A crew of Southern California bank robbers pulls off their heists wearing rubber masks of four former presidents, leaving the FBI baffled and short on leads. The bureau's answer is...

Score 7.2

Near Dark (1987)

Horror

Caleb is a small-town Oklahoma kid with nothing more dangerous on his mind than a pretty girl when Mae drifts into his life one dusty night and changes everything with...

Score 6.8

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-rated movies directed by Kathryn Bigelow? +

According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles directed by Kathryn Bigelow are A House of Dynamite, Detroit, and Zero Dark Thirty.

How many movies and TV shows has Kathryn Bigelow directed? +

Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 8 titles directed by Kathryn Bigelow, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.

Are the movies directed by Kathryn Bigelow worth watching? +

Yes! The overall filmography directed by Kathryn Bigelow maintains a strong average user rating of 6.9 out of 10 across all tracked titles.