William Wyler

Director

William Wyler has a .476 batting average: 10 of 21 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.476
Hits
10 of 21 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 7% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1936–1968

Films, ranked by rating

  1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — 98/100 · hit
  2. Ben-Hur (1959) — 95/100 · hit
  3. Wuthering Heights (1939) — 89/100 · hit
  4. The Heiress (1949) — 88/100 · hit
  5. How to Steal a Million (1966) — 85/100 · hit
  6. The Letter (1940) — 84/100 · hit
  7. Roman Holiday (1953) — 83/100 · hit
  8. Mrs. Miniver (1942) — 82/100 · hit
  9. Dodsworth (1936) — 81/100 · hit
  10. Funny Girl (1968) — 80/100 · hit
  11. Jezebel (1938) — 79/100
  12. The Big Country (1958) — 79/100
  13. The Westerner (1940) — 79/100
  14. The Desperate Hours (1955) — 79/100
  15. The Collector (1965) — 77/100
  16. The Little Foxes (1941) — 77/100
  17. Dead End (1937) — 76/100
  18. Detective Story (1951) — 74/100
  19. The Children's Hour (1961) — 72/100
  20. Friendly Persuasion (1956) — 71/100
  21. Carrie (1952) — 71/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — 98/100 · hit
  2. Ben-Hur (1959) — 95/100 · hit
  3. Wuthering Heights (1939) — 89/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Carrie (1952) — 71/100
  2. Friendly Persuasion (1956) — 71/100
  3. The Children's Hour (1961) — 72/100

How these numbers work: Methodology