Portrait of John Huston

Directing

John Huston

Career

Active from 1935 to 2026, with a break from 1989 to 2017, busiest in 1970 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 78 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Huston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 9
  • Political Intrigue 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Period Piece 7
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Dilemmas 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

105
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
100 Years of Marilyn Monroe
100 Years of Marilyn Monroe (2026)

as (archive footage)

2010s

1 title Β· average score 73
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

as J.J. 'Jake' Hannaford

1990s

1 title
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

as Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

17 titles Β· average score 60
Mr. North
Mr. North (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay, Executive Producer

The Dead
The Dead (1987)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Mister Corbett's Ghost
Mister Corbett's Ghost (1987)

as Soul Collector

Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Epic
Epic (1985)

as The Narrator (US version)

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise (1985)

as Narrator

Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano (1984)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Lovesick
Lovesick (1983)
GoodWatch score 41

as Larry Geller, M.D.

Annie
Annie (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

as Actor on Radio (uncredited)

Escape to Victory
Escape to Victory (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Return of the King
The Return of the King (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gandalf (voice)

Phobia
Phobia (1980)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

1970s

32 titles Β· average score 58
Wise Blood
Wise Blood (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

as Grandfather

Winter Kills
Winter Kills (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

as Pa Kegan

Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets (1979)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

The Hobbit
The Hobbit (1977)
GoodWatch score 68

as Gandalf the Grey (voice)

Tentacles
Tentacles (1977)
GoodWatch score 29

as Ned Turner

The Man Who Would Be King
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Screenplay

Chinatown
Chinatown (1974)
GoodWatch score 90

as Noah Cross

The MacKintosh Man
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Producer

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

as Grizzly Adams

Fat City
Fat City (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer, Director

Man in the Wilderness
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Captain Filmore Henry

The Kremlin Letter
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

as Admiral

1960s

15 titles Β· average score 57
A Walk with Love and Death
A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Robert the Elder

Sinful Davey
Sinful Davey (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

Executive Producer, Director

Candy
Candy (1968)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dr. Arnold Dunlap

Casino Royale
Casino Royale (1967)
GoodWatch score 46

as McTarry

Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer, Director

The Bible: In the Beginning...
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
GoodWatch score 47

as Noah

The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Screenplay

The List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lord Ashton (uncredited)

The Cardinal
The Cardinal (1963)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kardinal Glennon

Freud: The Secret Passion
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Misfits
The Misfits (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

as (uncredited)

The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1950s

10 titles Β· average score 71
The Roots of Heaven
The Roots of Heaven (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Barbarian and the Geisha
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay, Director

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)

Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

The African Queen
The African Queen (1952)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Screenplay

Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

as Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)

The Prowler
The Prowler (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Screenplay

1940s

18 titles Β· average score 74
We Were Strangers
We Were Strangers (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as SeΓ±or MuΓ±oz

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
GoodWatch score 91

as American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)

Key Largo
Key Largo (1948)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Screenplay

The Killers
The Killers (1946)
GoodWatch score 88

Additional Writing, Writer

Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light (1946)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Writer

Three Strangers
Three Strangers (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

The Battle of San Pietro
The Battle of San Pietro (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator

In This Our Life
In This Our Life (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 89

Director, Screenplay

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

High Sierra
High Sierra (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

1930s

9 titles Β· average score 70
Juarez
Juarez (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay, Second Unit

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Death Drives Through
Death Drives Through (1935)

Story

It Happened in Paris
It Happened in Paris (1935)

Adaptation

Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

Additional Dialogue

Law and Order
Law and Order (1932)
GoodWatch score 74

Adaptation

A House Divided
A House Divided (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

Dialogue

The Storm
The Storm (1930)

Dialogue

1920s

1 title Β· average score 64
Hell's Heroes
Hell's Heroes (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Church Member (uncredited)