Directing
John Ford
- Titles
- 183movies6TV shows
- Career
Active from 1914 to 2004, with a break from 1977 to 2003, busiest in 1919 with 15 main titles.
- Directed
- 149titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Young Mr. Lincoln88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Warfare3.9average 1.2
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Wholesome4.2average 3.3
- Catharsis6.0average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, 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 17
- Classic Western 12
- Historical Setting 9
- Social Commentary 9
- Character-Driven 9
- Nostalgic 8
- Early Cinema 7
- Melodrama 6
- Character Study 6
- Classic Film 5
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Silent Film 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Harry CareyActorThe Prisoner of Shark Island, Bare Fists, Hell Bent, The Scarlet Drop, Bucking Broadway, +22 more
J. Farrell MacDonaldActor3 Bad Men, The Iron Horse, Action, Submarine Patrol, Men Without Women, +15 more- GGeorge SchneidermanCinematographerJudge Priest, 3 Bad Men, The Iron Horse, Steamboat Round the Bend, Cameo Kirby, +14 more
Ward BondActorThe Searchers, The Quiet Man, Fort Apache, My Darling Clementine, 3 Godfathers, +12 more
John WayneActorThe Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Quiet Man, Stagecoach, Fort Apache, +12 more- VVester PeggActorBare Fists, Hell Bent, The Scarlet Drop, Bucking Broadway, The Secret Man, +10 more
- JJack MurrayEditorThe Searchers, The Quiet Man, Fort Apache, 3 Godfathers, Rio Grande, +10 more
- DDudley NicholsWriterStagecoach, The Long Voyage Home, The Fugitive, The Lost Patrol, The Hurricane, +10 more
- JJoseph H. AugustCinematographerThey Were Expendable, The Battle of Midway, The Whole Town's Talking, Mary of Scotland, The Informer, +10 more
Hoot GibsonActorThe Horse Soldiers, Action, The Secret Man, Straight Shooting, A Marked Man, +9 more- JJohn W. BrownCinematographerBare Fists, Action, Bucking Broadway, The Ace of the Saddle, Rider of the Law, +9 more
- JJoe HarrisActorBare Fists, Hell Bent, The Ace of the Saddle, Rider of the Law, A Fight For Love, +7 more
Movies and TV shows
171950s
2 titles · average score 71
75
The Quiet Man (1952)
Writer, Director
68
Wagon Master (1950)
Story, Director
1940s
2 titles · average score 59
Five Came Back: The Reference Films (1946)
Director, Producer
59
The Battle of Midway (1942)
Writer, Producer
1930s
2 titles · average score 61
61
Men Without Women (1930)
Story, Director
1920s
2 titles
Three Jumps Ahead (1923)
Writer, Director
The Big Punch (1921)
Writer, Director
1910s
9 titles · average score 56
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (1919)
Director, Story
Riders of Vengeance (1919)
Director, Screenplay
The Gun Packer (1919)
Director, Story
56
Hell Bent (1918)
Director, Story
The Scarlet Drop (1918)
Story, Director
The Craving (1918)
Writer
Cheyenne's Pal (1917)
Story, Director
The Tornado (1917)
as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
The Scrapper (1917)
as Buck, the scrapper