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Directing

Ron Howard

Career: Active from 1959 to 2027, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: American Graffiti
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 189 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Ron Howard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.9, average 4.1
Uncanny
1.6, average 2.5
Dark Humor
1.9, average 2.8
Psychological
4.7, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 6
Historical Setting 4
Social Commentary 4
Nostalgic 4
Political Intrigue 3
Emotional Journey 3
Wholesome Entertainment 3
Showbiz 3
Ensemble Cast 3
Coming-of-Age 3
Heartwarming 3
Heartwarming Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

207

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

11 titles

Producer

The Shrinking of Treehorn

Producer, Director

Dangerously Funny

Producer

Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People

Executive Producer

The Sound of Philadelphia

Executive Producer

Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell

Producer

Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel

Director, Producer

Untitled Ron Howard Firefighter Film

Producer, Director

Director

Curious George

Producer

Producer

2020s

42 titles · average score 72

Whalefall

66

Producer

Avedon

Producer, Director

Marty, Life Is Short

82

Executive Producer

Eden

60

Story, Director

Jim Henson Idea Man

81

Producer, Director

Tetris

74

Executive Producer

Thirteen Lives

77

Director, Producer

We Feed People

69

Producer, Director

tick, tick... BOOM!

79

Producer

Only Murders in the Building

85

TV show · as Ron Howard

Hillbilly Elegy

49

Producer, Director

Rebuilding Paradise

76

Director, Producer

2010s

30 titles · average score 61

Pavarotti

78

Director, Producer

Solo: A Star Wars Story

64

Director

The Spy Who Dumped Me

54

Executive Producer

The Dark Tower

37

Producer

Inferno

43

Director, Producer

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

82

Producer, Director

In the Heart of the Sea

54

Producer, Director

Rush

81

Producer, Director

Made in America

45

Producer, Director

The Dilemma

40

Director, Producer

Cowboys & Aliens

50

Producer

Presidential Reunion

62

Director

2000s

20 titles · average score 65

Angels & Demons

52

Producer, Director

Frost/Nixon

82

Producer, Director

Changeling

69

Producer

The Da Vinci Code

49

Producer, Director

Curious George

66

Producer

Cinderella Man

77

Director, Producer

The Colbert Report

72

TV show

The Alamo

47

Producer

The Missing

59

Producer, Director

Arrested Development

80

TV show · as Narrator

A Beautiful Mind

77

as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

57

Director, Producer

1990s

14 titles · average score 62

EDtv

55

Producer, Director

Beyond the Mat

76

Producer

Inventing the Abbotts

51

Producer

Ransom

66

Director

The Chamber

42

Producer

Apollo 13

82

Executive Music Producer, Director

The Paper

73

Director

Frasier

85

TV show · as Stephen (voice)

Far and Away

58

Director, Producer

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

47

TV show

Backdraft

62

Director

Closet Land

58

Executive Producer

1980s

24 titles · average score 63

Parenthood

79

Story, Director

The Simpsons

83

TV show · as Ron Howard (voice)

Willow

61

Director

Gung Ho

55

Director, Executive Producer

Return to Mayberry

67

as Opie Taylor

Cocoon

70

Director

Splash

72

Director

Night Shift

72

as Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)

Fire on the Mountain

as Lee Mackie

Bitter Harvest

50

as Ned De Vries

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang

66

TV show · as Richie Cunningham

Skyward

70

Executive Producer, Director

1970s

25 titles · average score 62

More American Graffiti

38

as Steve Bolander

Huckleberry Finn

53

as Huckleberry Finn

Cotton Candy

55

Director, Writer

Grand Theft Auto

37

as Sam Freeman

I'm a Fool

58

as Andy

The Shootist

77

as Gillom Rogers

Eat My Dust

45

as Hoover Niebold

Saturday Night Live

69

TV show · as Contestant #2 (uncredited) / Self - Host

The Spikes Gang

58

as Les

American Graffiti

85

as Steve Bolander

The Smith Family

70

TV show · as Bob Smith

The Wild Country

61

as Virgil Tanner

1960s

27 titles · average score 61

Old Paint

Director

Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...

Director

Deed of Daring-Do

Director

Love, American Style

43

TV show · as Richie Cunningham

Gentle Ben

66

TV show · as Jerry / Jody Cutler

A Boy Called Nuthin’

as Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell

The Big Valley

69

TV show · as Tommy

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

66

as Eddie Corbett

The Fugitive

84

TV show · as Gus

The Music Man

71

as Winthrop Paroo

Five Minutes to Live

46

as Bobby Wilson

The Andy Griffith Show

81

TV show · as Opie Taylor

1950s

14 titles · average score 70

The Twilight Zone

91

TV show · as Wilcox Boy

Bonanza

73

TV show · as Ted Hoag

The Journey

69

as Billy Rhinelander

Five Fingers

TV show

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

70

TV show · as Little Boy Eating Candy Bar / Little Boy with Ray Gun

Dennis the Menace

45

TV show · as Stewart

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

72

TV show · as Wim

Gunsmoke

76

TV show · as Jamie

Lassie

64

TV show

The Wonderful World of Disney

81

TV show · as Chris

The Danny Thomas Show

66

TV show · as Opie Taylor

The Red Skelton Show

77

TV show · as Joey