Directing
Ken Burns
- Titles
- 35movies55TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19812026
- Directed
- 47titles as director
- Average score
78/100
- Highest rated
Baseball: The Tenth Inning91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical8.4average 0.9
- Historical8.9average 2.6
- Politics6.3average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.7average 4.9
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Wonder4.8average 3.4
- Wholesome4.7average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.2
- Adrenaline2.5, average 5.1
- Mystery1.9, average 4.1
- Uncanny0.5, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- American History 14
- Historical Documentary 9
- Educational 9
- Social Commentary 8
- Biographical Documentary 7
- Educational & Informative 6
- Historical Context 5
- Character Study 4
- Ken Burns Style 4
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Nostalgic 3
- In-depth Analysis 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Geoffrey C. WardWriterThe Statue of Liberty, Mark Twain, Huey Long, Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Thomas Hart Benton, +1 more
David McCulloughActorBrooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, Huey Long, The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God, The Congress
Keith DavidActorUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Mark Twain, Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Paul RoeblingActorBrooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Kevin ConwayActorUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Mark Twain, The Mayo Clinic
Tom HanksActorHoratio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, The Mayo Clinic, Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
Philip BoscoActorUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Mark Twain
Arthur MillerActorBrooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, The Congress- AAmy StechlerEditorBrooklyn Bridge, Huey Long, The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Dayton DuncanWriterHoratio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Mark Twain, Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit
Amy MadiganActorHoratio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Mark Twain
Blythe DannerActorMark Twain, The Mayo Clinic
Movies and TV shows
35Upcoming
1 titles
Leonardo da Vinci
Director
2020s
5 titles · average score 83
Henry David Thoreau (2026)
Producer
Leonardo da Vinci (2024)
Director
83
Benjamin Franklin (2022)
Director
Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness (2022)
Executive Producer
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story (2020)
Producer, Executive Producer
2010s
13 titles · average score 70
75
The Mayo Clinic (2018)
Director, Writer
Walden (2017)
Executive Producer
70
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War (2016)
Director, Executive Producer
60
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
TV show · as Self / Self - Guest
66
Difficult People (2015)
TV show · as Ken Burns
86
Interstellar (2014)
Thanks
65
The Address (2014)
Director
73
The Central Park Five (2012)
Screenplay, Director
68
The Mindy Project (2012)
TV show · as Ken Burns
Baseball: The Tenth Inning (2010)
Director, Writer
2000s
5 titles · average score 76
MLB: Baseball's Seasons (2009)
TV show · as Filmmaker
The Tim McCarver Show (2005)
TV show
76
Mark Twain (2002)
Director, Director of Photography
1990s
3 titles · average score 78
78
Frank Lloyd Wright (1998)
Executive Producer, Director
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
Director, Producer
Lindbergh (1990)
Producer
1980s
8 titles · average score 74
74
The Congress (1989)
Director
73
Thomas Hart Benton (1989)
Producer, Director
82
The Simpsons (1989)
TV show · as Ken Burns (voice)
73
Huey Long (1985)
Producer, Director
The Statue of Liberty (1985)
Director, Cinematography
69
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)
Director, Producer
75
Brooklyn Bridge (1981)
Director, Cinematography
This Week (1981)
TV show