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
- 150titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- 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
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 20
- Classic Western 12
- Historical Setting 10
- Social Commentary 9
- Early Cinema 8
- Nostalgic 8
- Melodrama 7
- Character-Driven 7
- Character Study 7
- Classic Film 6
- Frontier Justice 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, Action, 3 Bad Men, Men Without Women, Submarine Patrol, +15 more- GGeorge SchneidermanCinematographerThe Iron Horse, 3 Bad Men, Judge Priest, Steamboat Round the Bend, Born Reckless, +14 more
John WayneActorThe Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Quiet Man, Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, +12 more
Ward BondActorThe Searchers, The Quiet Man, My Darling Clementine, Fort Apache, 3 Godfathers, +12 more- VVester PeggActorBare Fists, Hell Bent, The Ace of the Saddle, Bucking Broadway, A Woman's Fool, +10 more
- JJoseph H. AugustCinematographerThey Were Expendable, The Whole Town's Talking, The Battle of Midway, Mary of Scotland, The Plough and the Stars, +10 more
- DDudley NicholsWriterStagecoach, The Long Voyage Home, The Lost Patrol, The Fugitive, The Battle of Midway, +10 more
- JJack MurrayEditorThe Searchers, The Quiet Man, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache, 3 Godfathers, +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
292020s
1 title · average score 73
73
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2010s
5 titles · average score 74
58
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
84
TV show · Self (archive footage)
80
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2000s
7 titles · average score 73
Self (archive footage)
76
Self (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
71
himself
Self (archive footage)
1990s
5 titles · average score 78
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
78
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1980s
1 title
Himself (Archive Footage)
1970s
4 titles · average score 72
1960s
1 title
1950s
4 titles · average score 71
71
TV show · Director
Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
