John Huston

Writer

John Huston has written 18 rated films; 7 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .389 batting average.

Batting average
.389
Hits
7 of 18 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 15% of 468 writers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1938–1975

Films, rated out of 100

  1. The Man Who Would Be King (1975) — 84/100 · hit
  2. The Kremlin Letter (1970) — 61/100
  3. The Night of the Iguana (1964) — 74/100
  4. Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) — 72/100
  5. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) — 76/100
  6. Moby Dick (1956) — 75/100
  7. Beat the Devil (1953) — 65/100
  8. The African Queen (1952) — 91/100 · hit
  9. Moulin Rouge (1952) — 70/100
  10. The Red Badge of Courage (1951) — 75/100
  11. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — 83/100 · hit
  12. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — 97/100 · hit
  13. Key Largo (1948) — 80/100 · hit
  14. The Maltese Falcon (1941) — 98/100 · hit
  15. Sergeant York (1941) — 77/100
  16. High Sierra (1941) — 81/100 · hit
  17. Jezebel (1938) — 79/100
  18. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) — 70/100

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. The Maltese Falcon (1941) — 98/100 · hit
  2. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — 97/100 · hit
  3. The African Queen (1952) — 91/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. The Kremlin Letter (1970) — 61/100
  2. Beat the Devil (1953) — 65/100
  3. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) — 70/100

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

How these numbers work: Methodology