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
- 26titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
In a Lonely Place88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.7
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Romance4.8average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
- Crime4.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.3
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.7
- Situational Comedy1.5, average 2.7
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
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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.
Jay C. FlippenActorThey Live by Night, A Woman's Secret, Flying Leathernecks
Robert RyanActorBorn to Be Bad, On Dangerous Ground, Flying Leathernecks- SSherman ToddEditorThey Live by Night, A Woman's Secret, Flying Leathernecks
- GGeorge E. DiskantCinematographerThey Live by Night, A Woman's Secret, On Dangerous Ground
Philip YordanWriter55 Days at Peking, King of Kings, Johnny Guitar
John IrelandActor55 Days at Peking, Party Girl
Jeffrey HunterActorKing of Kings, The True Story of Jesse James
Ward BondActorJohnny Guitar, On Dangerous Ground
Ian WolfeActorThey Live by Night, On Dangerous Ground- SSusan RayActorWe Can't Go Home Again, Lightning Over Water
John WayneActorCircus World, Flying Leathernecks
Gloria GrahameActorIn a Lonely Place, A Woman's Secret
Movies and TV shows
101980s
1 title · average score 68
68
Lightning Over Water (1980)
Director, Writer
1960s
1 title · average score 76
76
King of Kings (1961)
Director
1950s
5 titles · average score 84
83
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Director, Additional Writing
84
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
as Man in Last Shot (uncredited)
86
The Lusty Men (1952)
Director
77
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Director, Adaptation
88
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Director
1940s
3 titles · average score 64
81
They Live by Night (1949)
Director, Adaptation
65
Knock on Any Door (1949)
Director
46
Roseanna McCoy (1949)
Co-Director