Directing
John Ford
- Titles
- 186movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1914 to 2004, with a break from 1977 to 2003, busiest in 1919 with 15 main titles.
- Directed
- 151titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
The Grapes of Wrath90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Warfare3.8average 1.2
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Wholesome4.3average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Catharsis5.9average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 19
- Classic Western 11
- Historical Setting 10
- Social Commentary 9
- Early Cinema 8
- Nostalgic 8
- Melodrama 7
- Character-Driven 7
- Frontier Justice 6
- Classic Film 6
- Character Study 6
- Silent Film 6
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Harry CareyActorThe Prisoner of Shark Island, Bare Fists, Hell Bent, The Ace of the Saddle, Riders of Vengeance, +22 more
J. Farrell MacDonaldActorThe Iron Horse, 3 Bad Men, Action, Men Without Women, Submarine Patrol, +15 more- GGeorge SchneidermanCinematographerJudge Priest, Steamboat Round the Bend, The Iron Horse, Born Reckless, 3 Bad Men, +14 more
Ward BondActorThe Searchers, The Quiet Man, My Darling Clementine, 3 Godfathers, Fort Apache, +12 more
John WayneActorThe Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Stagecoach, The Quiet Man, 3 Godfathers, +11 more- JJoseph H. AugustCinematographerThey Were Expendable, The Battle of Midway, The Whole Town's Talking, The Informer, Mary of Scotland, +11 more
- VVester PeggActorBare Fists, Hell Bent, The Ace of the Saddle, Bucking Broadway, A Woman's Fool, +10 more
- JJack MurrayEditorThe Searchers, The Quiet Man, 3 Godfathers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache, +10 more
- DDudley NicholsWriterStagecoach, The Fugitive, The Long Voyage Home, The Lost Patrol, The Battle of Midway, +10 more
Hoot GibsonActorThe Horse Soldiers, Action, Straight Shooting, The Secret Man, A Marked Man, +9 more- JJohn W. BrownCinematographerBare Fists, Action, The Ace of the Saddle, Riders of Vengeance, Bucking Broadway, +9 more
Victor McLaglenActorThe Quiet Man, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache, Rio Grande, The Lost Patrol, +7 more
Movies and TV shows
381910s
38 titles · average score 57
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as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
as Lt. Jack Brewer
Director, Story
as Buck, the scrapper
as Nan's Brother
as (unconfirmed)
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as Klansman (uncredited)
as Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
as John H. Watson, M.D.
Props, Stunts