Directing
Ken Burns
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2026, busiest in 2010 and 2021 with 3 main titles each.
- Average score
79/100
- Highest rated
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.4
- Mystery1.6, average 4.0
- Adrenaline2.6, average 4.8
- Uncanny0.4, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- American History 11
- Biographical Documentary 9
- Historical Documentary 8
- Educational & Informative 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Character Study 6
- Ken Burns Style 5
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Educational 4
- Historical Context 4
- Social Justice 3
- Archival Footage 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
David McCulloughActorBrooklyn Bridge, Huey Long, The Statue of Liberty, The Congress, The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Geoffrey C. WardWriterMark Twain, Huey Long, The Statue of Liberty, Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Thomas Hart Benton
Keith DavidActorUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Mark Twain, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Kevin ConwayActorUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, The Mayo Clinic, Mark Twain, Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit
Paul RoeblingActorBrooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Philip BoscoActorUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Mark Twain, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Arthur MillerActorBrooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, The Congress
Tom HanksActorThe Mayo Clinic, Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip- AAmy StechlerEditorBrooklyn Bridge, Huey Long, The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Dayton DuncanWriterMark Twain, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit
Blythe DannerActorThe Mayo Clinic, Mark Twain
Amy MadiganActorMark Twain, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Movies and TV shows
30Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
2020s
3 titles · average score 85
2010s
13 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch score 75Writer, Executive Producer
TV show · as Self
Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 76Director, Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 79TV show · as Ken Burns
GoodWatch score 80Thanks
GoodWatch score 62Director
as Narrator (Voice)
GoodWatch score 81Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 75TV show · as Ken Burns
GoodWatch score 81Director, Writer
2000s
4 titles · average score 82
TV show
GoodWatch score 91Director
GoodWatch score 78Director
GoodWatch score 77Director of Photography, Producer
1990s
2 titles · average score 77
GoodWatch score 77Director, Producer
Producer
1980s
8 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch score 83TV show · as Ken Burns (voice)
GoodWatch score 74Director
GoodWatch score 74Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 74Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 71Cinematography, Producer
GoodWatch score 71Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 74Director, Director of Photography
GoodWatch score 71TV show