Howard Hawks

Director

Howard Hawks 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
1932–1970

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Bringing Up Baby (1938) — 93/100 · hit
  2. Rio Bravo (1959) — 85/100 · hit
  3. His Girl Friday (1940) — 84/100 · hit
  4. Red River (1948) — 84/100 · hit
  5. Scarface (1932) — 83/100 · hit
  6. The Big Sleep (1946) — 83/100 · hit
  7. To Have and Have Not (1945) — 83/100 · hit
  8. Only Angels Have Wings (1939) — 82/100 · hit
  9. El Dorado (1966) — 81/100 · hit
  10. Ball of Fire (1941) — 81/100 · hit
  11. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — 78/100
  12. Sergeant York (1941) — 77/100
  13. Twentieth Century (1934) — 77/100
  14. The Big Sky (1952) — 76/100
  15. Air Force (1943) — 73/100
  16. I Was a Male War Bride (1949) — 72/100
  17. Monkey Business (1952) — 70/100
  18. Hatari! (1962) — 68/100
  19. Land of the Pharaohs (1955) — 68/100
  20. Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) — 66/100
  21. Rio Lobo (1970) — 65/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Bringing Up Baby (1938) — 93/100 · hit
  2. Rio Bravo (1959) — 85/100 · hit
  3. His Girl Friday (1940) — 84/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Rio Lobo (1970) — 65/100
  2. Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) — 66/100
  3. Land of the Pharaohs (1955) — 68/100

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How these numbers work: Methodology