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
- 152titles 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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
- Silent Film 6
- Character Study 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, A Woman's Fool, +22 more
J. Farrell MacDonaldActorThe Iron Horse, 3 Bad Men, Submarine Patrol, Action, Men Without Women, +15 more- GGeorge SchneidermanCinematographerJudge Priest, The Iron Horse, Steamboat Round the Bend, 3 Bad Men, Born Reckless, +14 more
Ward BondActorThe Searchers, 3 Godfathers, The Quiet Man, Fort Apache, My Darling Clementine, +12 more
John WayneActorThe Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Stagecoach, 3 Godfathers, The Quiet Man, +11 more- JJoseph H. AugustCinematographerThey Were Expendable, The Whole Town's Talking, The Battle of Midway, Mary of Scotland, The Informer, +11 more
- VVester PeggActorBare Fists, Hell Bent, The Ace of the Saddle, A Woman's Fool, A Marked Man, +10 more
- DDudley NicholsWriterStagecoach, The Fugitive, The Long Voyage Home, The Lost Patrol, The Battle of Midway, +10 more
- JJack MurrayEditorThe Searchers, 3 Godfathers, The Quiet Man, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Horse Soldiers, +10 more
Hoot GibsonActorThe Horse Soldiers, Action, A Marked Man, The Secret Man, Straight Shooting, +9 more- JJohn W. BrownCinematographerBare Fists, The Ace of the Saddle, Action, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, Riders of Vengeance, +9 more
Victor McLaglenActorThe Quiet Man, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache, Rio Grande, The Lost Patrol, +7 more
Movies and TV shows
411960s
5 titles · average score 68
61
Director, Producer
58
Producer, Director
89
Director, Producer
70
Director
61
Second Unit Director
1950s
7 titles · average score 72
79
Director, Producer
47
Director
77
Director
80
Director
67
Producer, Director
83
Writer, Director
71
Producer, Director
1940s
9 titles · average score 71
80
Presenter, Executive Producer
72
Executive Producer
78
Producer, Presenter
70
Director, Producer
57
Director, Producer
61
Director, Editor
82
Director
56
Director
84
Director, Producer
1930s
6 titles · average score 73
85
Director
64
Director
65
Producer, Director
86
Director, Producer
69
Director
1920s
8 titles · average score 67
Director
74
Director, Producer
62
Director
Director
Director
64
Director
Director
1910s
6 titles · average score 57
Director
Director, Writer
Director
56
Director
59
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