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 3.6
- 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 5.2
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- 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
- Character-Driven 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Moral Conflict 3
- Bleak 3
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Psychological Depth 2
- Cultural Clash 2
- Tragic Romance 2
- Western 2
- Classic Cinema 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
Philip YordanWriter55 Days at Peking, King of Kings, Johnny Guitar- GGeorge E. DiskantCinematographerThey Live by Night, A Woman's Secret, On Dangerous Ground
- SSherman ToddEditorThey Live by Night, A Woman's Secret, Flying Leathernecks
Corey AllenActorRebel Without a Cause, Party Girl
Gloria GrahameActorIn a Lonely Place, A Woman's Secret
Jeffrey HunterActorKing of Kings, The True Story of Jesse James
Rachel StephensActorThe True Story of Jesse James, Bigger Than Life
Viveca LindforsActorKing of Kings, Run for Cover
Ernest BorgnineActorJohnny Guitar, Run for Cover
Tom FarrellActorLightning Over Water, We Can't Go Home Again
Movies and TV shows
61980s
1 title · average score 68
68
Lightning Over Water (1980)
Director, Writer
1960s
1 title · average score 50
1950s
2 titles · average score 80
84
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
as Man in Last Shot (uncredited)
77
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Director, Adaptation
1940s
2 titles · average score 84
81
They Live by Night (1949)
Director, Adaptation
87
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
as Bakery Clerk (uncredited)