The Duellists
Makes his feature directing debut with The Duellists, a historical drama set during the Napoleonic era.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Ridley Scott Biography and Timeline
Follow Ridley Scott through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Ridley Scott, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1977–2015Years on this page
1977
1979
Alien
Directs Alien, combining science fiction and horror in a film that becomes a major genre landmark.
1982
Blade Runner
Directs Blade Runner, creating an influential dystopian vision of a future Los Angeles.
1991
Thelma and Louise
Directs Thelma and Louise, a road film centred on two women fleeing across the American Southwest.
2000
Gladiator
Directs Gladiator, the Roman epic that wins the Academy Award for Best Picture.
2015
The Martian
Directs The Martian, adapting Andy Weir's story of an astronaut stranded on Mars.
Records, sources and methodology
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