Bernard Herrmann

Composer

Bernard Herrmann scored 26 rated films; 11 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .423 batting average.

Batting average
.423
Hits
11 of 26 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 7% of 306 composers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1941–1998

Films, rated out of 100

  1. Psycho (1998) — 46/100
  2. Cape Fear (1991) — 74/100
  3. Taxi Driver (1976) — 97/100 · hit
  4. Obsession (1976) — 67/100
  5. Sisters (1973) — 72/100
  6. The Bride Wore Black (1968) — 77/100
  7. Fahrenheit 451 (1966) — 76/100
  8. Marnie (1964) — 73/100
  9. Jason and the Argonauts (1963) — 75/100
  10. Cape Fear (1962) — 78/100
  11. Psycho (1960) — 99/100 · hit
  12. North by Northwest (1959) — 99/100 · hit
  13. Vertigo (1958) — 99/100 · hit
  14. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) — 77/100
  15. The Wrong Man (1956) — 79/100
  16. The Trouble with Harry (1955) — 74/100
  17. The Egyptian (1954) — 65/100
  18. Garden of Evil (1954) — 73/100
  19. 5 Fingers (1952) — 85/100 · hit
  20. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) — 81/100 · hit
  21. On Dangerous Ground (1951) — 75/100
  22. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) — 86/100 · hit
  23. Jane Eyre (1943) — 83/100 · hit
  24. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) — 81/100 · hit
  25. Citizen Kane (1941) — 100/100 · hit
  26. All That Money Can Buy (1941) — 84/100 · hit

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Citizen Kane (1941) — 100/100 · hit
  2. North by Northwest (1959) — 99/100 · hit
  3. Vertigo (1958) — 99/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Psycho (1998) — 46/100
  2. The Egyptian (1954) — 65/100
  3. Obsession (1976) — 67/100

How these numbers work: Methodology