Preston Sturges

Director

Preston Sturges has a .875 batting average: 7 of 8 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.875
Hits
7 of 8 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 1% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1940–1948

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Sullivan's Travels (1941) — 93/100 · hit
  2. The Lady Eve (1941) — 84/100 · hit
  3. Unfaithfully Yours (1948) — 84/100 · hit
  4. The Great McGinty (1940) — 83/100 · hit
  5. The Palm Beach Story (1942) — 82/100 · hit
  6. Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) — 82/100 · hit
  7. Christmas in July (1940) — 81/100 · hit
  8. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) — 78/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Sullivan's Travels (1941) — 93/100 · hit
  2. The Lady Eve (1941) — 84/100 · hit
  3. Unfaithfully Yours (1948) — 84/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) — 78/100
  2. Christmas in July (1940) — 81/100 · hit
  3. Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) — 82/100 · hit

Also on Movie Moneyball as writer. Each page is a separate record.

How these numbers work: Methodology