Frank Capra

Director

Frank Capra has a .563 batting average: 9 of 16 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.563
Hits
9 of 16 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 4% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1931–1961

Films, ranked by rating

  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — 97/100 · hit
  2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — 91/100 · hit
  3. It Happened One Night (1934) — 89/100 · hit
  4. You Can't Take It with You (1938) — 88/100 · hit
  5. Lady for a Day (1933) — 84/100 · hit
  6. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — 82/100 · hit
  7. The Miracle Woman (1931) — 82/100 · hit
  8. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) — 81/100 · hit
  9. Lost Horizon (1937) — 80/100 · hit
  10. Meet John Doe (1941) — 76/100
  11. State of the Union (1948) — 74/100
  12. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) — 74/100
  13. Platinum Blonde (1931) — 71/100
  14. Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942) — 67/100
  15. A Hole in the Head (1959) — 67/100
  16. Pocketful of Miracles (1961) — 63/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — 97/100 · hit
  2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — 91/100 · hit
  3. It Happened One Night (1934) — 89/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Pocketful of Miracles (1961) — 63/100
  2. A Hole in the Head (1959) — 67/100
  3. Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942) — 67/100

How these numbers work: Methodology