Alfred Newman

Composer

Alfred Newman scored 48 rated films; 17 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .354 batting average.

Batting average
.354
Hits
17 of 48 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 9% of 306 composers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1932–1970

Films, rated out of 100

  1. Airport (1970) — 62/100
  2. Nevada Smith (1966) — 61/100
  3. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — 56/100
  4. How the West Was Won (1962) — 71/100
  5. The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) — 70/100
  6. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) — 72/100
  7. Anastasia (1956) — 79/100
  8. The Seven Year Itch (1955) — 76/100
  9. Hell and High Water (1954) — 68/100
  10. The Egyptian (1954) — 65/100
  11. The Robe (1953) — 56/100
  12. Viva Zapata! (1952) — 64/100
  13. Fourteen Hours (1951) — 68/100
  14. All About Eve (1950) — 99/100 · hit
  15. No Way Out (1950) — 77/100
  16. Panic in the Streets (1950) — 81/100 · hit
  17. Thieves' Highway (1949) — 84/100 · hit
  18. A Letter to Three Wives (1949) — 85/100 · hit
  19. Pinky (1949) — 70/100
  20. Yellow Sky (1948) — 83/100 · hit
  21. Call Northside 777 (1948) — 75/100
  22. The Snake Pit (1948) — 79/100
  23. Gentleman's Agreement (1947) — 80/100 · hit
  24. Dragonwyck (1946) — 67/100
  25. The Razor's Edge (1946) — 65/100
  26. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — 84/100 · hit
  27. Heaven Can Wait (1943) — 78/100
  28. The Battle of Midway (1942) — 60/100 · short, not counted
  29. Man Hunt (1941) — 77/100
  30. Ball of Fire (1941) — 81/100 · hit
  31. How Green Was My Valley (1941) — 85/100 · hit
  32. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — 96/100 · hit
  33. The Westerner (1940) — 79/100
  34. Foreign Correspondent (1940) — 80/100 · hit
  35. Wuthering Heights (1939) — 89/100 · hit
  36. Gunga Din (1939) — 77/100
  37. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) — 83/100 · hit
  38. Beau Geste (1939) — 76/100
  39. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) — 82/100 · hit
  40. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) — 73/100
  41. Dead End (1937) — 76/100
  42. History Is Made at Night (1937) — 82/100 · hit
  43. Stella Dallas (1937) — 76/100
  44. You Only Live Once (1937) — 83/100 · hit
  45. The Hurricane (1937) — 69/100
  46. Dodsworth (1936) — 81/100 · hit
  47. Call of the Wild (1935) — 66/100
  48. Our Daily Bread (1934) — 73/100
  49. Rain (1932) — 77/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. All About Eve (1950) — 99/100 · hit
  2. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — 96/100 · hit
  3. Wuthering Heights (1939) — 89/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. The Robe (1953) — 56/100
  2. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — 56/100
  3. The Battle of Midway (1942) — 60/100 · short, not counted

How these numbers work: Methodology