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Directing

John Waters

Career

Active from 1926 to 1947, with a break from 1936 to 1946, busiest in 1927 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mighty McGurk
The Mighty McGurk
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Waters Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

2 titles Β· average score 81
The Big Country
The Big Country (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

Second Unit Director

The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours (1955)
GoodWatch score 81

Second Unit Director

1940s

2 titles Β· average score 63
The Mighty McGurk
The Mighty McGurk (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Hucksters
The Hucksters (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

Second Unit Director

1930s

5 titles Β· average score 75
Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

Second Unit Director

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

Production Assistant

Donkey Baseball
Donkey Baseball (1935)

Director

Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

Assistant Director

The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

Assistant Director

1920s

14 titles
Sioux Blood
Sioux Blood (1929)

Director

The Overland Telegraph
The Overland Telegraph (1929)

Director

Beau Sabreur
Beau Sabreur (1928)

Director

The Vanishing Pioneer
The Vanishing Pioneer (1928)

Director

Nevada
Nevada (1927)

Director

Arizona Bound
Arizona Bound (1927)

Director

Drums of the Desert
Drums of the Desert (1927)

Director

The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider (1927)

Director

Man of the Forest
Man of the Forest (1926)

Director

Born to the West
Born to the West (1926)

Director

Forlorn River
Forlorn River (1926)

Director

Down Home
Down Home (1920)

Second Unit Director