Directing
Nicholas Ray
- Titles
- 46movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1946 to 2024, with a break from 1981 to 2023, busiest in 1949 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 27titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
In a Lonely Place77/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Romance4.9average 3.8
- Melancholy5.7average 4.7
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Crime4.5average 3.7
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.5, average 5.2
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- Situational Comedy1.5, average 2.7
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 4
- Film Noir 4
- Character-Driven 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Bleak 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Moral Conflict 3
- Tragic Romance 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Psychological Depth 2
- Cultural Clash 2
- Western 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Robert RyanActorBorn to Be Bad, On Dangerous Ground, Flying Leathernecks
Jay C. FlippenActorThey 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, Johnny Guitar, King of Kings
Gloria GrahameActorIn a Lonely Place, A Woman's Secret
Tom FarrellActorLightning Over Water, We Can't Go Home Again
Robert WarwickActorIn a Lonely Place, A Woman's Secret
Viveca LindforsActorKing of Kings, Run for Cover
Ernest BorgnineActorJohnny Guitar, Run for Cover
John IrelandActor55 Days at Peking, Party Girl
Corey AllenActorRebel Without a Cause, Party Girl
Jeffrey HunterActorKing of Kings, The True Story of Jesse James
Movies and TV shows
122020s
1 title
Wilder Demons #2 (2024)
Writer
1980s
1 title · average score 66
66
Lightning Over Water (1980)
Director, Writer
1970s
1 title · average score 62
62
We Can't Go Home Again (1973)
as Nick Ray
1960s
2 titles · average score 64
67
The Savage Innocents (1960)
Director, Screenplay
1950s
4 titles · average score 71
64
Bitter Victory (1957)
Screenplay, Director
75
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
as Man in Last Shot (uncredited)
75
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Director, Producer
69
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Director, Adaptation
1940s
3 titles · average score 65
71
They Live by Night (1949)
Director, Adaptation
77
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
as Bakery Clerk (uncredited)