Directing
Ric Burns
- Titles
- 31movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1988 to 2024, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 34titles as director
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
New York: A Documentary Film83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical8.0average 0.9
- Historical7.6average 2.6
- Showbiz4.2average 1.2
- Wonder5.8average 3.4
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Social Commentary7.2average 4.9
- Pop Culture4.4average 2.2
- Politics3.8average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Tension2.8, average 6.1
- Adrenaline2.0, average 5.1
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Romance1.0, average 3.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cultural Impact 3
- Biographical Documentary 3
- Historical Documentary 2
- Archival Footage 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Educational & Informative 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- LLi-Shin YuEditorEugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film, Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World, Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film, The Chinese Exclusion Act, Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, +1 more
James SandersWriterThe Concert for New York City, Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film, New York: The Center of the World, New York: A Documentary Film, New York: The City and the World
Robert Sean LeonardActorEugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film, Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World, Nantucket
Buddy SquiresCinematographerConey Island, The Donner Party, Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Brian KeaneComposerDante: Inferno to Paradise, The Donner Party, Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
George PlimptonActorConey Island, The Donner Party
David Ogden StiersActorAnsel Adams, New York: The Center of the World
Lois SmithActorConey Island, The Donner Party
Roger ReesActorThe Pilgrims, The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
Philip BoscoActorConey Island, Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
David McCulloughActorThe Donner Party, New York Underground- BBruce ShawEditorThe Donner Party, The Way West
Movies and TV shows
302020s
3 titles · average score 73
2010s
11 titles
The Chinese Exclusion Act (2017)
Director, Writer
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth (2016)
Writer, Director
Aufbruch in die neue Welt (2016)
Director
The Pilgrims (2015)
Director
Death and the Civil War (2012)
Director
Nantucket (2011)
Director
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World (2010)
Writer, Director
2000s
8 titles · average score 68
80
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006)
Director, Writer
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film (2006)
Writer, Executive Producer
New York: The Center of the World (2003)
Director, Writer
Ansel Adams (2002)
Director
56
The Concert for New York City (2001)
Writer, Director
New York: The City and the World (2001)
Writer, Director
New York: A Documentary Film (2001)
Producer, Director
1990s
8 titles · average score 75
New York Underground (1997)
Director
The Way West (1995)
Producer, Director
75
The Donner Party (1992)
Director, Producer
Coney Island (1991)
Director, Producer