Portrait of John Sturges

Directing

John Sturges

Titles
52movies1TV show
Career

Active from 1946 to 2006, with a break from 1977 to 2005, busiest in 1946 and 1950 with 4 main titles each.

Directed
45
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great Escape
The Great Escape
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Sturges Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 2.9
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Western 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • World War II 3
  • Friendship 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

4
TypeAllMovies4
RoleAnyDirecting45Production6Editing4Appearances3
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s4
GenreAnyRomance3Drama2Comedy2Music1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1940s

4 titles · average score 62
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