Directing
John Ford
- Titles
- 185movies7TV 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
65/100
- Highest rated
My Darling Clementine89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 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
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Catharsis6.0average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 20
- Classic Western 12
- Historical Setting 11
- Social Commentary 9
- Nostalgic 9
- Character-Driven 9
- Early Cinema 8
- Melodrama 7
- Character Study 7
- Frontier Justice 6
- Classic Film 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, Riders of Vengeance, Roped, +15 more- GGeorge SchneidermanCinematographerThe Iron Horse, 3 Bad Men, Judge Priest, Steamboat Round the Bend, Born Reckless, +14 more
Ward BondActorThe Searchers, The Quiet Man, My Darling Clementine, Fort Apache, 3 Godfathers, +13 more
John WayneActorThe Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Quiet Man, Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, +13 more- VVester PeggActorBare Fists, Hell Bent, The Ace of the Saddle, A Woman's Fool, The Secret Man, +10 more
- JJack MurrayEditorThe Searchers, The Quiet Man, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache, 3 Godfathers, +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
Hoot GibsonActorThe Horse Soldiers, Action, The Secret Man, A Marked Man, Straight Shooting, +9 more- JJohn W. BrownCinematographerBare Fists, Action, The Ace of the Saddle, Riders of Vengeance, Bucking Broadway, +9 more
Frank S. NugentWriterThe Searchers, The Quiet Man, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache, 3 Godfathers, +8 more
Movies and TV shows
191960s
2 titles · average score 72
74
7 Women (1965)
Director, Producer
69
The Alamo (1960)
Second Unit Director
1950s
2 titles · average score 71
70
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
as Ned (uncredited)
72
Rio Grande (1950)
Producer, Director
1940s
6 titles · average score 74
80
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Executive Producer, Presenter
87
Fort Apache (1948)
Director, Executive Producer
79
They Were Expendable (1945)
Director, Producer
59
December 7th (1943)
Director, Producer
60
The Battle of Midway (1942)
Writer, Director
1930s
5 titles · average score 61
73
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Director
63
Submarine Patrol (1938)
Director
68
Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
Director
66
The Lost Patrol (1934)
Director, Producer
37
Seas Beneath (1931)
Director
1920s
2 titles · average score 70
72
Four Sons (1928)
Producer, Director
69
The Iron Horse (1925)
Director, Producer
1910s
2 titles · average score 58
58
Straight Shooting (1917)
Director
59
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
as Klansman (uncredited)