Elia Kazan

Director

Elia Kazan has a .438 batting average: 7 of 16 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.438
Hits
7 of 16 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 9% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1945–1976

Films, ranked by rating

  1. On the Waterfront (1954) — 98/100 · hit
  2. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) — 97/100 · hit
  3. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — 84/100 · hit
  4. Panic in the Streets (1950) — 81/100 · hit
  5. Wild River (1960) — 81/100 · hit
  6. A Face in the Crowd (1957) — 80/100 · hit
  7. Gentleman's Agreement (1947) — 80/100 · hit
  8. East of Eden (1955) — 78/100
  9. Baby Doll (1956) — 76/100
  10. Splendor in the Grass (1961) — 75/100
  11. Boomerang! (1947) — 73/100
  12. America America (1963) — 72/100
  13. Pinky (1949) — 70/100
  14. Viva Zapata! (1952) — 64/100
  15. The Last Tycoon (1976) — 56/100
  16. The Arrangement (1969) — 45/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. On the Waterfront (1954) — 98/100 · hit
  2. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) — 97/100 · hit
  3. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — 84/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. The Arrangement (1969) — 45/100
  2. The Last Tycoon (1976) — 56/100
  3. Viva Zapata! (1952) — 64/100

How these numbers work: Methodology