Directing
Ken Burns
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2026, busiest in 2010 and 2021 with 3 main titles each.
- Average score
78/100
- 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 12
- Biographical Documentary 9
- Educational & Informative 9
- Historical Documentary 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Character Study 6
- Ken Burns Style 5
- Educational 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Historical Context 4
- Social Justice 3
- Archival Footage 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
David McCulloughActorHuey Long, Brooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God, The Congress
Geoffrey C. WardWriterHuey Long, Mark Twain, The Statue of Liberty, Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Thomas Hart Benton
Kevin ConwayActorThe Mayo Clinic, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Mark Twain, Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit
Keith DavidActorUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Mark Twain, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Tom HanksActorThe Mayo Clinic, Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Arthur MillerActorBrooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, The Congress
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- AAmy StechlerEditorHuey Long, Brooklyn Bridge, The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Dayton DuncanWriterMark Twain, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit
Jason RobardsActorEmpire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Thomas Hart Benton
Blythe DannerActorThe Mayo Clinic, Mark Twain
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 75Director, 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 81Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 75TV show · as Ken Burns
GoodWatch score 81Writer, Director
2000s
4 titles · average score 82
TV show
GoodWatch score 91Director
GoodWatch score 78Director
GoodWatch score 77Director, Producer
1990s
2 titles · average score 77
GoodWatch score 77Director of Photography, Director
Producer
1980s
8 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch score 83TV show · as Ken Burns (voice)
GoodWatch score 74Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 74Director
GoodWatch score 73Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 71Director, Cinematography
GoodWatch score 71Producer, Cinematography
GoodWatch score 74Cinematography, Director
GoodWatch score 71TV show