Portrait of Douglas Sirk

Directing

Douglas Sirk

Career

Active from 1934 to 1979, with a break from 1960 to 1975, busiest in 1935 and 1951 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for All I Desire
All I Desire
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Douglas Sirk Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melodrama 9
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Intrigue 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Film Noir 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles
Bourbon Street Blues
Bourbon Street Blues (1979)

Director, Writer

New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve (1978)

Director, Screenplay

Talk to Me Like the Rain
Talk to Me Like the Rain (1976)

Director

1950s

23 titles Β· average score 66
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life (1959)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Tarnished Angels
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Battle Hymn
Battle Hymn (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind (1956)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

There's Always Tomorrow
There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Taza, Son of Cochise
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Sign of the Pagan
Sign of the Pagan (1954)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Thunder on the Hill
Thunder on the Hill (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

1940s

7 titles Β· average score 63
Shockproof
Shockproof (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Slightly French
Slightly French (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Sleep, My Love
Sleep, My Love (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Lured
Lured (1947)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

A Scandal in Paris
A Scandal in Paris (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Summer Storm
Summer Storm (1944)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Adaptation

Hitler's Madman
Hitler's Madman (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1930s

15 titles Β· average score 64
Boefje
Boefje (1939)

Director

Final Accord
Final Accord (1938)

Director

To New Shores
To New Shores (1937)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

La Habanera
La Habanera (1937)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Court Concert
The Court Concert (1936)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Director

The Final Chord
The Final Chord (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

The Girl from the Marsh Croft
The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

April, April!
April, April! (1935)

Director

The Imaginary Invalid
The Imaginary Invalid (1935)

Director

Pillars of Society
Pillars of Society (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Two Greyhounds
Two Greyhounds (1934)

Director

Three Times Before
Three Times Before (1934)

Director