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Directing

Martin Ritt

Career

Active from 1957 to 1990, busiest in 1972 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
GoodWatch score81/100

Awards

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

  • BAFTA Awards · Best British Film

    1967 · Won

    The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Directing

    1964 · Nominated · 36th Academy Awards

    Hud

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Martin Ritt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Psychological Tension 4
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Southern Gothic 2
  • 1950s 2
  • Power Dynamics 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 45
Stanley & Iris
Stanley & Iris (1990)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

1980s

5 titles · average score 50
Nuts
Nuts (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Co-Producer

Murphy's Romance
Murphy's Romance (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

The Slugger's Wife
The Slugger's Wife (1985)
GoodWatch score 19

as Burly De Vito

Cross Creek
Cross Creek (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

Back Roads
Back Roads (1981)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

1970s

10 titles · average score 65
Norma Rae
Norma Rae (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

as Factory Worker (uncredited)

Casey's Shadow
Casey's Shadow (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Front
The Front (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

End of the Game
End of the Game (1975)
GoodWatch score 47

as Hans Bärlach

Conrack
Conrack (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Director

Sounder
Sounder (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Pete 'n' Tillie
Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Awake and Sing!
Awake and Sing! (1972)

as Uncle Morty

The Molly Maguires
The Molly Maguires (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope (1970)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

1960s

8 titles · average score 61
The Brotherhood
The Brotherhood (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Hombre
Hombre (1967)
GoodWatch score 79

Producer, Director

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Producer

The Outrage
The Outrage (1964)
GoodWatch score 37

Producer, Director

Hud
Hud (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Producer

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
GoodWatch score 30

Director

Paris Blues
Paris Blues (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1950s

6 titles · average score 65
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Black Orchid
The Black Orchid (1959)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Edge of the City
Edge of the City (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

No Down Payment
No Down Payment (1957)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

The Thundering Wave
The Thundering Wave (1957)

as Director (uncredited)

1940s

1 title · average score 63
Winged Victory
Winged Victory (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gleason