Portrait of Phil Karlson

Directing

Phil Karlson

Career

Active from 1944 to 1975, busiest in 1946 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Phil Karlson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.9, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Tension 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Heroic Underdog 2
  • Man vs. Nature 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 58
Framed
Framed (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Walking Tall
Walking Tall (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Ben
Ben (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Hornets' Nest
Hornets' Nest (1970)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 55
The Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great (1968)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

A Time for Killing
A Time for Killing (1967)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

The Silencers
The Silencers (1966)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Rampage
Rampage (1963)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Secret Ways
The Secret Ways (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Hell to Eternity
Hell to Eternity (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Key Witness
Key Witness (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1950s

17 titles ยท average score 65
Gunman's Walk
Gunman's Walk (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Brothers Rico
The Brothers Rico (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Phenix City Story
The Phenix City Story (1955)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

5 Against the House
5 Against the House (1955)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Tight Spot
Tight Spot (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

They Rode West
They Rode West (1954)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

99 River Street
99 River Street (1953)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

Kansas City Confidential
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet (1952)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Mask of the Avenger
Mask of the Avenger (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1940s

26 titles ยท average score 54
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane (1949)

Director

Ladies of the Chorus
Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Rocky
Rocky (1948)

Director

Louisiana
Louisiana (1947)

Director

Black Gold
Black Gold (1947)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Live Wires
Live Wires (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted (1946)

Director

The Missing Lady
The Missing Lady (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Swing Parade of 1946
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Dark Alibi
Dark Alibi (1946)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Shanghai Cobra
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

There Goes Kelly
There Goes Kelly (1945)

Director

1930s

5 titles ยท average score 62
Werewolf of London
Werewolf of London (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

Assistant Director

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

Assistant Director

Manhattan Moon
Manhattan Moon (1935)

Assistant Director

Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

Assistant Director

Romance in the Rain
Romance in the Rain (1934)

Assistant Director