Directing
Ken Burns
- Titles
- 37movies58TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 50titles as director
- 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 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical8.1average 0.9
- Historical9.0average 2.6
- Politics6.4average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.8average 4.9
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Wonder4.7average 3.4
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.2
- Adrenaline2.5, average 5.1
- Mystery1.8, average 4.1
- Physical Comedy0.4, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- American History 14
- Historical Documentary 9
- Biographical Documentary 9
- Social Commentary 8
- Educational 8
- Educational & Informative 6
- Character Study 6
- Historical Context 5
- Ken Burns Style 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Historical Biography 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, The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God, The Congress, Huey Long
Keith DavidActorUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Mark Twain, Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Arthur MillerActorBrooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, The Congress
Philip BoscoActorUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Mark Twain
Kevin ConwayActorUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, The Mayo Clinic, Mark Twain
Paul RoeblingActorBrooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Tom HanksActorHoratio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, The Mayo Clinic, Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War- AAmy StechlerDirectorBrooklyn Bridge, The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God, Huey Long
- DDavid McMahonWriterThe Central Park Five, Leonardo da Vinci, After the Central Park Five
Dayton DuncanWriterHoratio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Mark Twain, Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit- SSarah BurnsDirectorThe Central Park Five, Leonardo da Vinci, After the Central Park Five
Movies and TV shows
62010s
3 titles · average score 77
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018)
TV show · as Self
79
Difficult People (2015)
TV show · as Ken Burns
75
The Mindy Project (2012)
TV show · as Ken Burns
2000s
1 title
The Tim McCarver Show (2005)
TV show
1980s
2 titles · average score 77
83
The Simpsons (1989)
TV show · as Ken Burns (voice)
71
This Week (1981)
TV show