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Portrait of Nicholas Ray

Directing

Nicholas Ray

Titles
44movies1TV show
Career

Active from 1946 to 2024, with a break from 1981 to 2023, busiest in 1949 with 3 main titles.

Directed
26
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Nicholas Ray Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.3
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Film Noir 4
  • Moral Conflict 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Bleak 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Cultural Clash 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

5
TypeAllMovies5
RoleAnyDirecting3Writing2Acting1Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s71950s161960s51970s61980s12020s1
GenreAnyDrama4History2War1Crime1Mystery1Comedy1Adventure1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1960s

5 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch60
Poster for 55 Days at Peking

as US Minister (uncredited)

GoodWatch69
Poster for The Savage Innocents

Director, Screenplay