Orson Welles

Writer

Orson Welles has written 12 rated films; 6 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .500 batting average.

Batting average
.500
Hits
6 of 12 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 8% of 468 writers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1941–2018

Films, rated out of 100

  1. The Other Side of the Wind (2018) — 73/100
  2. F for Fake (1973) — 80/100 · hit
  3. The Immortal Story (1968) — 71/100
  4. Chimes at Midnight (1965) — 82/100 · hit
  5. The Trial (1962) — 79/100
  6. Touch of Evil (1958) — 91/100 · hit
  7. Mr. Arkadin (1955) — 70/100
  8. Othello (1951) — 80/100 · hit
  9. Macbeth (1948) — 79/100
  10. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) — 79/100
  11. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) — 81/100 · hit
  12. Citizen Kane (1941) — 100/100 · hit

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Citizen Kane (1941) — 100/100 · hit
  2. Touch of Evil (1958) — 91/100 · hit
  3. Chimes at Midnight (1965) — 82/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Mr. Arkadin (1955) — 70/100
  2. The Immortal Story (1968) — 71/100
  3. The Other Side of the Wind (2018) — 73/100

Also on Movie Moneyball as director, actor. Each page is a separate record.

How these numbers work: Methodology