Ron Howard

Director

Ron Howard has a .161 batting average: 5 of 31 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.161
Hits
5 of 31 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 27% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1977–2025

Films, ranked by rating

  1. A Beautiful Mind (2001) — 82/100 · hit
  2. Apollo 13 (1995) — 80/100 · hit
  3. Rush (2013) — 80/100 · hit
  4. The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) — 80/100 · hit
  5. Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) — 80/100 · hit
  6. Frost/Nixon (2008) — 79/100
  7. Cinderella Man (2005) — 77/100
  8. Thirteen Lives (2022) — 77/100
  9. Parenthood (1989) — 76/100
  10. Pavarotti (2019) — 75/100
  11. The Paper (1994) — 71/100
  12. Cocoon (1985) — 69/100
  13. Night Shift (1982) — 69/100
  14. Ransom (1996) — 67/100
  15. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) — 67/100
  16. Splash (1984) — 66/100
  17. Eden (2025) — 63/100
  18. Willow (1988) — 62/100
  19. Backdraft (1991) — 62/100
  20. The Missing (2003) — 61/100
  21. Far and Away (1992) — 60/100
  22. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) — 59/100
  23. EDtv (1999) — 59/100
  24. In the Heart of the Sea (2015) — 59/100
  25. Angels & Demons (2009) — 57/100
  26. Gung Ho (1986) — 55/100
  27. The Da Vinci Code (2006) — 54/100
  28. Hillbilly Elegy (2020) — 52/100
  29. Inferno (2016) — 50/100
  30. The Dilemma (2011) — 46/100
  31. Grand Theft Auto (1977) — 43/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. A Beautiful Mind (2001) — 82/100 · hit
  2. Apollo 13 (1995) — 80/100 · hit
  3. Rush (2013) — 80/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Grand Theft Auto (1977) — 43/100
  2. The Dilemma (2011) — 46/100
  3. Inferno (2016) — 50/100

How these numbers work: Methodology