Portrait of Carol Reed

Directing

Carol Reed

Career

Active from 1935 to 1972, busiest in 1938 and 1940 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Third Man
The Third Man
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Carol Reed Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • World War II 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic British Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 62
Follow Me!
Follow Me! (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Flap
Flap (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 76
Oliver!
Oliver! (1968)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Producer

The Running Man
The Running Man (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Director

Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana (1960)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Director

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 66
The Key
The Key (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Trapeze
Trapeze (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

A Kid for Two Farthings
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Director

The Man Between
The Man Between (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Director

Outcast of the Islands
Outcast of the Islands (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Producer

1940s

13 titles ยท average score 75
The Third Man
The Third Man (1949)
GoodWatch score 91

as UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)

The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol (1948)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Producer

Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Producer

The True Glory
The True Glory (1945)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead (1944)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

The New Lot
The New Lot (1943)

Director

The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Kipps
Kipps (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Letter from Home
Letter from Home (1941)

Director

Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich (1940)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Girl in the News
Girl in the News (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

1930s

11 titles ยท average score 61
A Girl Must Live
A Girl Must Live (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Climbing High
Climbing High (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Penny Paradise
Penny Paradise (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Who's Your Lady Friend?
Who's Your Lady Friend? (1937)

Director

Laburnum Grove
Laburnum Grove (1936)

Director

Talk of the Devil
Talk of the Devil (1936)

Director

It Happened in Paris
It Happened in Paris (1935)

Director

Midshipman Easy
Midshipman Easy (1935)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Autumn Crocus
Autumn Crocus (1934)

Assistant Director

Loyalties
Loyalties (1933)

Assistant Director