Portrait of Nathan Juran

Directing

Nathan Juran

Career

Active from 1952 to 1973, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nathan Juran Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.5, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Sci-Fi Adventure 3
  • Cold War Era 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Classic Fantasy Adventure 2
  • Stop-Motion Animation 2
  • Gentle Moral Lessons 2
  • Nostalgic Comfort Viewing 2
  • Traditional Storytelling 2
  • B-Movie 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Black and White 2
  • Gritty Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 42
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 50
Land Raiders
Land Raiders (1969)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

First Men in the Moon
First Men in the Moon (1964)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

East of Sudan
East of Sudan (1964)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer, Director

Siege of the Saxons
Siege of the Saxons (1963)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Jack the Giant Killer
Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Director

Doctor Blood's Coffin
Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Story, Screenplay

Flight of the Lost Balloon
Flight of the Lost Balloon (1961)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Story

Boy Who Caught a Crook
Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961)

Writer

1950s

29 titles ยท average score 62
Good Day for a Hanging
Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

20 Million Miles to Earth
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Deadly Mantis
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

The Brain from Planet Arous
The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Hellcats of the Navy
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Drums Across the River
Drums Across the River (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Law and Order
Law and Order (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Tumbleweed
Tumbleweed (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Black Castle
The Black Castle (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 65
Tulsa
Tulsa (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

Art Direction

Undertow
Undertow (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

Art Direction

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Art Direction

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1947)
GoodWatch score 84

Art Direction

The Other Love
The Other Love (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

Art Direction

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1946)
GoodWatch score 63

Art Direction

Dr. Renault's Secret
Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
GoodWatch score 52

Art Direction

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

Art Direction

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

Art Direction

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Art Direction

Belle Starr
Belle Starr (1941)
GoodWatch score 53

Art Direction

I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

Art Direction