Directing
D.W. Griffith
- Titles
- 516movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1908 to 2002, with a break from 1952 to 2001, busiest in 1909 with 133 main titles.
- Directed
- 457titles as director
- Average score
56/100
- Highest rated
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical9.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.2average 3.6
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.9, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Early Cinema 41
- Silent Film 23
- Historical Setting 20
- Melodrama 16
- Social Commentary 14
- Historical Drama 14
- Silent Film Era 11
- Nostalgic 9
- Simple Narrative 8
- Silent Era 7
- Silent Era Drama 6
- Short Film 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Billy BitzerCinematographerThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, Orphans of the Storm, +139 more
Arthur V. JohnsonActorA Sweet Revenge, Pranks, The Taming of the Shrew, A Drunkard's Reformation, The Call of the Wild, +97 more
Robert HarronActorThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, A Sweet Revenge, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, Hearts of the World, +94 more
Kate BruceActorWay Down East, Hearts of the World, A Romance of Happy Valley, The Sheriff's Baby, To Save Her Soul, +90 more
Mary PickfordActor1776, or The Hessian Renegades, The Renunciation, The Mender of Nets, So Near, Yet So Far, To Save Her Soul, +90 more
Mack SennettActor1776, or The Hessian Renegades, The Call of the Wild, To Save Her Soul, The Sealed Room, What the Daisy Said, +85 more
Florence LawrenceActorThe Taming of the Shrew, A Drunkard's Reformation, The Call of the Wild, Eradicating Aunty, The Cardinal's Conspiracy, +83 more
Marion LeonardActorA Sweet Revenge, Pranks, The Expiation, The Sealed Room, The Voice of the Violin, +80 more
Linda ArvidsonActorA Corner in Wheat, The Taming of the Shrew, A Drunkard's Reformation, The Sealed Room, The Voice of the Violin, +69 more
Henry B. WalthallActorThe Birth of a Nation, Home, Sweet Home, A Corner in Wheat, Pranks, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, +57 more
Harry SolterActorThe Renunciation, The Taming of the Shrew, The Call of the Wild, The Violin Maker of Cremona, The Son's Return, +55 more
George GebhardtActorThe Taming of the Shrew, The Call of the Wild, Where the Breakers Roar, The Song of the Shirt, The Cord of Life, +49 more
Movies and TV shows
508Upcoming
2 titles
2020s
1 title
Key of Gibraltar (2025)
Assistant Director of Photography
2000s
1 title
1950s
1 title
Footlight Varieties (1951)
Writer, Director
1930s
5 titles · average score 62
68
San Francisco (1936)
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
63
The Struggle (1931)
Director, Screenplay
56
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Director
1920s
17 titles · average score 62
Lady of the Pavements (1929)
Director
58
The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
Producer, Director
Drums of Love (1928)
Director
68
The King of Kings (1927)
Assistant Director
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
Director, Producer
That Royle Girl (1925)
Director
65
Isn't Life Wonderful (1924)
Producer, Director
53
One Exciting Night (1922)
Story, Director
70
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Producer, Screenplay
71
Way Down East (1920)
Producer, Director
The Idol Dancer (1920)
Director
53
The Love Flower (1920)
Writer, Producer
1910s
276 titles · average score 57
70
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
Director, Producer
69
True Heart Susie (1919)
Producer, Director
62
Hearts of the World (1918)
Producer, Writer
73
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
Director, Costume Design
57
Hoodoo Ann (1916)
Writer
60
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Director, Producer
61
Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Director
59
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
Director, Writer
64
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
Director, Writer
64
The Girl and Her Trust (1912)
Director
62
The Lonedale Operator (1911)
Producer, Director
26
The Man (1910)
Director
1900s
205 titles · average score 50
55
The Sealed Room (1909)
Director
61
The Lonely Villa (1909)
Director
63
A Corner in Wheat (1909)
Producer, Writer
61
Those Awful Hats (1909)
Director, Writer
53
1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909)
Director, Writer
The Renunciation (1909)
Director, Writer
55
The Redman's View (1909)
Director
The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
Director
45
The Little Darling (1909)
Writer, Director
51
The Taming of the Shrew (1908)
Writer, Director
The Call of the Wild (1908)
Director, Writer