Portrait of Howard Hawks

Directing

Howard Hawks

Career

Active from 1923 to 1970, busiest in 1932 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Howard Hawks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 15
  • Romantic Comedy 6
  • Classic Western 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Historical Epic 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Love Triangle 3
  • Lighthearted Fun 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 78
Scarface
Scarface (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Film Writer

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 64
The Men Who Made the Movies
The Men Who Made the Movies (1973)

TV show

Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 68
El Dorado
El Dorado (1966)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Screenplay

Red Line 7000
Red Line 7000 (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

as Driver (uncredited)

Man's Favorite Sport?
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

Hatari!
Hatari! (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer, Director

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 75
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

Producer, Director

Land of the Pharaohs
Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Director

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

The Big Sky
The Big Sky (1952)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer, Director

The Thing from Another World
The Thing from Another World (1951)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer, Writer

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 76
I Was a Male War Bride
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Screenplay

Red River
Red River (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

Producer, Screenplay

A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

Producer, Director

To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Producer

Air Force
Air Force (1943)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Screenplay

The Outlaw
The Outlaw (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Co-Director

Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225 (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Producer

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay, Director

His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday (1940)
GoodWatch score 88

Producer, Director

1930s

19 titles ยท average score 73
Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer, Screenplay

Gunga Din
Gunga Din (1939)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

Producer, Director

Come and Get It
Come and Get It (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast (1935)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century (1934)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Producer

Scarface
Scarface (1932)
GoodWatch score 85

as Man on Bed (uncredited)

Shanghai Express
Shanghai Express (1932)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

Red Dust
Red Dust (1932)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenstory, Screenplay

Morocco
Morocco (1930)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
GoodWatch score 84

as German Pilot (uncredited)

1920s

18 titles ยท average score 65
Trent's Last Case
Trent's Last Case (1929)

Screenplay, Director

Fazil
Fazil (1928)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Adaptation

A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port (1928)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Story

The Air Circus
The Air Circus (1928)

Director

Underworld
Underworld (1927)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Paid to Love
Paid to Love (1927)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

Cradle Snatchers
Cradle Snatchers (1927)

Director

Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves (1926)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Producer

The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory (1926)

Director, Writer

The Dressmaker from Paris
The Dressmaker from Paris (1925)

Story

Quicksands
Quicksands (1923)

Producer, Story

Dinty
Dinty (1920)

Assistant Director

1910s

2 titles ยท average score 56
A Little Princess
A Little Princess (1917)
GoodWatch score 56

Assistant Director

In Again, Out Again
In Again, Out Again (1917)

Assistant Director