John Ford

Director

John Ford has a .389 batting average: 14 of 36 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.389
Hits
14 of 36 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 9% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1925–1965

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Stagecoach (1939) — 97/100 · hit
  2. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — 96/100 · hit
  3. The Searchers (1956) — 96/100 · hit
  4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — 89/100 · hit
  5. My Darling Clementine (1946) — 86/100 · hit
  6. How Green Was My Valley (1941) — 85/100 · hit
  7. Fort Apache (1948) — 83/100 · hit
  8. The Whole Town's Talking (1935) — 83/100 · hit
  9. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) — 82/100 · hit
  10. Wagon Master (1950) — 81/100 · hit
  11. The Long Voyage Home (1940) — 81/100 · hit
  12. The Quiet Man (1952) — 80/100 · hit
  13. Sergeant Rutledge (1960) — 80/100 · hit
  14. The Lost Patrol (1934) — 80/100 · hit
  15. The Long Gray Line (1955) — 79/100
  16. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — 78/100
  17. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) — 78/100
  18. They Were Expendable (1945) — 77/100
  19. Mister Roberts (1955) — 77/100
  20. The Last Hurrah (1958) — 77/100
  21. 3 Godfathers (1948) — 75/100
  22. The Horse Soldiers (1959) — 74/100
  23. Two Rode Together (1961) — 74/100
  24. The Informer (1935) — 73/100
  25. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) — 73/100
  26. Rio Grande (1950) — 71/100
  27. How the West Was Won (1962) — 71/100
  28. The Iron Horse (1925) — 71/100
  29. Mogambo (1953) — 69/100
  30. The Hurricane (1937) — 69/100
  31. Tobacco Road (1941) — 66/100
  32. Donovan's Reef (1963) — 65/100
  33. The Sun Shines Bright (1953) — 65/100
  34. Cheyenne Autumn (1964) — 64/100
  35. 7 Women (1965) — 62/100
  36. The Battle of Midway (1942) — 60/100 · short, not counted
  37. The Wings of Eagles (1957) — 52/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Stagecoach (1939) — 97/100 · hit
  2. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — 96/100 · hit
  3. The Searchers (1956) — 96/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. The Wings of Eagles (1957) — 52/100
  2. The Battle of Midway (1942) — 60/100 · short, not counted
  3. 7 Women (1965) — 62/100

How these numbers work: Methodology