Portrait of Lewis Milestone

Directing

Lewis Milestone

Career

Active from 1919 to 2026, with a break from 1964 to 2025, busiest in 1925 and 1957 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lewis Milestone Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 10
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Intrigue 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Tension 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • World War II 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Bleak Realism 2
  • Classic War Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Boots on the Western Front
The Boots on the Western Front (2026)

Director

1960s

2 titles · average score 62
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Producer

1950s

8 titles · average score 58
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Armored Attack!
Armored Attack! (1957)

Director

The Widow
The Widow (1955)

Screenplay, Director

They Who Dare
They Who Dare (1954)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Melba
Melba (1953)

Director

Kangaroo
Kangaroo (1952)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Les Miserables
Les Miserables (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Halls of Montezuma
Halls of Montezuma (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

1940s

12 titles · average score 61
The Red Pony
The Red Pony (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

No Minor Vices
No Minor Vices (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Producer

The Purple Heart
The Purple Heart (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Guest in the House
Guest in the House (1944)
GoodWatch score 46

Co-Director

Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The North Star
The North Star (1943)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

My Life with Caroline
My Life with Caroline (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

Know For Sure
Know For Sure (1941)

Director

Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

1930s

12 titles · average score 77
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Producer

The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights (1939)

Director

The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
GoodWatch score 80

as Reporter (uncredited)

Anything Goes
Anything Goes (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Paris in Spring
Paris in Spring (1935)

Director

The Captain Hates the Sea
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Rain
Rain (1932)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Director

Scarface
Scarface (1932)
GoodWatch score 85

Additional Editing

Cock of the Air
Cock of the Air (1932)

as Bit

The Front Page
The Front Page (1931)
GoodWatch score 70

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

1920s

20 titles · average score 65
Betrayal
Betrayal (1929)

Director

New York Nights
New York Nights (1929)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Racket
The Racket (1928)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden (1928)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

Two Arabian Knights
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The New Klondike
The New Klondike (1926)

Director

The Cave Man
The Cave Man (1926)

Director

Fine Manners
Fine Manners (1926)
GoodWatch score 70

Co-Director

Bobbed Hair
Bobbed Hair (1925)

Writer

Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners (1925)

Director, Story

Where the North Begins
Where the North Begins (1923)

Editor

Up and at 'Em
Up and at 'Em (1922)

Story

1910s

1 title
Fit to Win
Fit to Win (1919)

Director