Portrait of D.W. Griffith

Directing

D.W. Griffith

Career

Active from 1908 to 2002, with a break from 1974 to 2001, busiest in 1909 with 134 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
D.W. Griffith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 81
  • Silent Film 45
  • Historical Drama 30
  • Historical Setting 29
  • Social Commentary 27
  • Melodrama 26
  • Silent Film Era 21
  • Nostalgic 14
  • Silent Era 13
  • Simple Narrative 12
  • Tragic Romance 10
  • Class Conflict 9

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

530
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
A Griffith Biograph Collection Featuring Mary Pickford: Volume One
A Griffith Biograph Collection Featuring Mary Pickford: Volume One

Director

Biograph Shorts Special Edition: 1909-1913
Biograph Shorts Special Edition: 1909-1913

Director

2020s

1 title
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)

as archive footage

2000s

1 title
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 (2002)

Writer

1970s

1 title
General Massacre
General Massacre (1973)

Novel

1950s

1 title
Footlight Varieties
Footlight Varieties (1951)

Director, Writer

1930s

4 titles · average score 66
San Francisco
San Francisco (1936)
GoodWatch score 80

as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

The Struggle
The Struggle (1931)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation" (1930)

Director

1920s

17 titles · average score 66
Lady of the Pavements
Lady of the Pavements (1929)

Director

The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer, Director

Drums of Love
Drums of Love (1928)

Director

The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Producer

Sally of the Sawdust
Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

That Royle Girl
That Royle Girl (1925)

Director

Isn't Life Wonderful
Isn't Life Wonderful (1924)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

America
America (1924)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Director

Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
GoodWatch score 79

Producer, Screenplay

Way Down East
Way Down East (1920)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Writer

Remodeling Her Husband
Remodeling Her Husband (1920)

Director

The Love Flower
The Love Flower (1920)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Producer

1910s

294 titles · average score 58
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
GoodWatch score 82

Producer, Writer

Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World (1918)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Director

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Costume Design

Hoodoo Ann
Hoodoo Ann (1916)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
GoodWatch score 70

Editor, Producer

Judith of Bethulia
Judith of Bethulia (1914)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

Death's Marathon
Death's Marathon (1913)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Blind Love
Blind Love (1912)

Director

The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

The Female of the Species
The Female of the Species (1912)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Muggsy's First Sweetheart
Muggsy's First Sweetheart (1910)

Director

1900s

209 titles · average score 51
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Writer

The Renunciation
The Renunciation (1909)

Director, Writer

A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat (1909)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Director

Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe (1909)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Director

To Save Her Soul
To Save Her Soul (1909)

Director, Writer

They Would Elope
They Would Elope (1909)

Director

Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge (1909)

Writer, Director

The Sealed Room
The Sealed Room (1909)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Girls and Daddy
The Girls and Daddy (1909)

as At Black & Tan Ball

Lady Helen's Escapade
Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)

Director

The Redman's View
The Redman's View (1909)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Adventures of Dollie
The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
GoodWatch score 55

Director