Portrait of Willis H. O'Brien

Directing

Willis H. O'Brien

Titles
20movies
Career

Active from 1915 to 1931, with a break from 1921 to 1930, busiest in 1915 with 2 main titles.

Directed
7
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
GoodWatch score61/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Willis H. O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.1, average 5.2
  • Psychological
    2.6, average 5.6
  • Crime
    0.7, average 3.7
  • Family Dynamics
    2.0, average 4.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    19
    TypeAllMovies19
    RoleAnyVisual Effects9Directing7Other crew5Writing4Acting1Appearances1
    ScoreAny60+70+80+
    DecadeAny1910s51920s21930s41940s11950s41960s3
    GenreAnyFantasy9Science Fiction8Adventure8Horror6Animation5Action4Comedy4Drama3Family1Documentary1Western1Romance1Thriller1
    Group by
    DecadesScores
    Newest firstOldest first

    1960s

    3 titles · average score 61

    1950s

    4 titles · average score 50
    GoodWatch57
    Poster for The Giant Behemoth

    Special Effects, Visual Effects

    GoodWatch53
    Poster for The Black Scorpion

    Visual Effects, Special Effects Supervisor

    Poster for The Animal World

    Special Effects, Visual Effects

    1940s

    1 title · average score 66

    1930s

    4 titles · average score 64
    GoodWatch77
    Poster for King Kong

    Visual Effects

    1920s

    2 titles · average score 68
    GoodWatch68
    Poster for The Lost World

    Special Effects, Visual Effects

    1910s

    5 titles · average score 61
    Poster for The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

    as Ghost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit (uncredited)

    Poster for Prehistoric Poultry

    Director, Special Effects

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