Directing
Nicholas Ray
- Titles
- 46movies1TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19462024
- 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
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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
372020s
1 titles
Wilder Demons #2 (2024)
Writer
1980s
1 titles · average score 66
66
Lightning Over Water (1980)
Director, Writer
1970s
6 titles · average score 69
73
Hair (1979)
as The General
Marco (1978)
Director
72
The American Friend (1977)
as Derwatt
Wet Dreams (1974)
Director
The Janitor (1974)
Director
62
We Can't Go Home Again (1973)
as Nick Ray
1960s
5 titles · average score 65
61
Made in U.S.A (1967)
Thanks
68
55 Days at Peking (1963)
as US Minister (uncredited)
71
King of Kings (1961)
Director
67
The Savage Innocents (1960)
Director, Screenplay
1950s
17 titles · average score 66
69
Party Girl (1958)
Director
64
Bitter Victory (1957)
Screenplay, Director
72
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Director, Additional Writing
75
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
as Man in Last Shot (uncredited)
66
Run for Cover (1955)
Director
75
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Director, Producer
69
The Lusty Men (1952)
Director
69
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Director, Adaptation
77
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Director
62
Born to Be Bad (1950)
Director
1940s
7 titles · average score 63
63
Knock on Any Door (1949)
Director
71
They Live by Night (1949)
Director, Adaptation
58
A Woman's Secret (1949)
Director
59
Roseanna McCoy (1949)
Co-Director
77
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
as Bakery Clerk (uncredited)
Tuesday in November (1945)
Assistant Director