Portrait of Budd Boetticher

Directing

Budd Boetticher

Career

Active from 1944 to 2017, with a break from 1986 to 2016, busiest in 1953 and 1956 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for 7 Men from Now
7 Men from Now
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Story

    1952 · Nominated · 24th Academy Awards

    The Bullfighter and the Lady

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Budd Boetticher Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 10
  • Western 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Mexican Revolution 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Action-Adventure 2
  • 1950s Cinema 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Adventure 2
  • Treasure Hunt 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 53
Dead for a Dollar
Dead for a Dollar (2022)
GoodWatch score 53

In Memory Of

2010s

1 title
Made in Hollywood: The World of Budd Boetticher
Made in Hollywood: The World of Budd Boetticher (2017)

as (archive footage)

1980s

2 titles · average score 56
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

as Judge Nizetitch

My Kingdom For...
My Kingdom For... (1985)

Director

1970s

2 titles · average score 68
Arruza
Arruza (1972)

Writer, Director

Two Mules for Sister Sara
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

Story

1960s

3 titles · average score 66
A Time for Dying
A Time for Dying (1969)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay, Director

Comanche Station
Comanche Station (1960)
GoodWatch score 85

Producer, Director

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1950s

21 titles · average score 67
Ride Lonesome
Ride Lonesome (1959)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Producer

Westbound
Westbound (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Buchanan Rides Alone
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Decision at Sundown
Decision at Sundown (1957)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

The Tall T
The Tall T (1957)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

7 Men from Now
7 Men from Now (1956)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

The Killer Is Loose
The Killer Is Loose (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Man from the Alamo
The Man from the Alamo (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Wings of the Hawk
Wings of the Hawk (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Red Ball Express
The Red Ball Express (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Cimarron Kid
The Cimarron Kid (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

1940s

16 titles · average score 62
The Wolf Hunters
The Wolf Hunters (1949)

Director

Black Midnight
Black Midnight (1949)

Director

Assigned to Danger
Assigned to Danger (1948)

Director

Behind Locked Doors
Behind Locked Doors (1948)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Escape in the Fog
Escape in the Fog (1945)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945)

Director

The Fleet That Came to Stay
The Fleet That Came to Stay (1945)

Director

The Missing Juror
The Missing Juror (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night (1944)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Cover Girl
Cover Girl (1944)
GoodWatch score 80

Assistant Director

The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

Assistant Director

Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Choreographer