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
321990s
1 title · average score 80
80
Unforgiven (1992)
Thanks
1960s
5 titles · average score 71
66
7 Women (1965)
Producer, Director
79
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Director, Producer
The Civil War (1962)
Director
72
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Director
69
The Alamo (1960)
Second Unit Director
1950s
4 titles · average score 77
72
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Director, Producer
86
The Searchers (1956)
Director
70
The Long Gray Line (1955)
Director
81
Mister Roberts (1955)
Director
1940s
9 titles · average score 71
70
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Executive Producer, Director
66
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Executive Producer
68
3 Godfathers (1948)
Producer, Presenter
61
The Fugitive (1947)
Director, Producer
59
December 7th (1943)
Producer, Director
75
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Director
79
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Director
84
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
Director, Producer
1930s
8 titles · average score 69
88
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Director
67
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Director
68
The Hurricane (1937)
Director
63
Mary of Scotland (1936)
Director
70
The Informer (1935)
Producer, Director
66
The Lost Patrol (1934)
Director, Producer
63
Arrowsmith (1931)
Director
1920s
4 titles · average score 68
72
Four Sons (1928)
Director, Producer
71
3 Bad Men (1926)
Producer, Director
69
The Iron Horse (1925)
Producer, Director
60
Kentucky Pride (1925)
Director
1910s
1 title · average score 60
60
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
as Klansman (uncredited)