Directing
D.W. Griffith
- Titles
- 532movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1908 to 2002, with a break from 1952 to 2001, busiest in 1909 with 133 main titles.
- Directed
- 466titles as director
- Average score
57/100
- Highest rated
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical9.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.9average 3.6
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Romance5.0average 3.8
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Adrenaline3.7, average 5.1
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Early Cinema 81
- Silent Film 45
- Historical Drama 31
- Historical Setting 29
- Social Commentary 28
- Melodrama 26
- Silent Film Era 20
- Nostalgic 14
- Silent Era 13
- Simple Narrative 12
- Tragic Romance 9
- Class Conflict 9
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, 1776, or The Hessian Renegades, Orphans of the Storm, +139 more
Arthur V. JohnsonActorA Sweet Revenge, Love Among the Roses, To Save Her Soul, The Violin Maker of Cremona, The Light That Came, +97 more
Kate BruceActorLove Among the Roses, To Save Her Soul, Way Down East, Lena and the Geese, Hearts of the World, +94 more
Robert HarronActorThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, A Sweet Revenge, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, So Near, Yet So Far, +94 more
Mary PickfordActor1776, or The Hessian Renegades, The Renunciation, Love Among the Roses, To Save Her Soul, The Violin Maker of Cremona, +90 more
Mack SennettActor1776, or The Hessian Renegades, To Save Her Soul, The Light That Came, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Way of Man, +86 more
Florence LawrenceActorThe Taming of the Shrew, The Lure of the Gown, The Way of Man, A Drunkard's Reformation, The Girls and Daddy, +83 more
Marion LeonardActorA Sweet Revenge, Love Among the Roses, The Violin Maker of Cremona, The Light That Came, The Cord of Life, +80 more
Linda ArvidsonActorA Corner in Wheat, The Taming of the Shrew, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Cord of Life, The Lure of the Gown, +70 more
Henry B. WalthallActorThe Birth of a Nation, Love Among the Roses, A Flash of Light, A Corner in Wheat, The One She Loved, +57 more
Harry SolterActorThe Renunciation, The Violin Maker of Cremona, The Taming of the Shrew, The Lure of the Gown, Betrayed by a Handprint, +55 more
George GebhardtActorThe Taming of the Shrew, The Cord of Life, The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals, Betrayed by a Handprint, Father Gets in the Game, +49 more
Movies and TV shows
522Great
Score 80 to 89
4 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
85
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
Editor, Presenter
83
Way Down East (1920)
Director, Writer
81
America (1924)
Director, Producer
80
San Francisco (1936)
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Good
Score 70 to 79
4 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Director, Screenplay
73
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
Producer, Director
73
Hearts of the World (1918)
Director, Writer
70
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
Producer, Writer
Decent
Score 60 to 69
25 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
Writer, Director
68
Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
Director
68
True Heart Susie (1919)
Director, Producer
65
Isn't Life Wonderful (1924)
Writer, Director
65
A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)
Story, Director
64
A Corner in Wheat (1909)
Writer, Producer
64
The Girl and Her Trust (1912)
Director
62
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
Writer, Producer
61
The Massacre (1912)
Writer, Director
61
The Lonely Villa (1909)
Director
60
The New York Hat (1912)
Director
60
An Unseen Enemy (1912)
Director
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
65 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
Director, Writer
59
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Writer, Producer
59
In the Border States (1910)
Director
58
The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
Director, Producer
56
The Burglar’s Dilemma (1912)
Director
56
Home, Sweet Home (1914)
Director, Writer
56
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Director
55
The Sealed Room (1909)
Director
53
Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Director
53
1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909)
Director, Writer
52
Ramona (1910)
Writer, Director
51
Hoodoo Ann (1916)
Writer
Not rated yet
424 titles
Not rated yet
The Renunciation (1909)
Writer, Director
So Near, Yet So Far (1912)
Director
The Cricket on the Hearth (1909)
Director
Lady of the Pavements (1929)
Director
The Cord of Life (1909)
Director, Writer
The Light That Came (1909)
Writer, Director
The Mountaineer's Honor (1909)
Writer, Director
A Flash of Light (1910)
Director
To Save Her Soul (1909)
Writer, Director
The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)
Director, Writer
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)
Writer, Director