- Films
- 44
- Avg rating
- 6.85
- Peak run
- 1927’32
- Oscar wins
- 2 of 2
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Frank by the numbers
Average
6.85
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.87
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.58
rating spread
Career
40y
1920 to 1959
Total votes
68K
across every film
Best
7.7
The Mortal Storm
Worst
5.5
Flirtation Walk
Newest first
Filmography
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman | · | 508 |
| 1958 | China Doll | · | 701 |
| 1948 | Moonrise | 7.0 | 3,497 |
| 1946 | Magnificent Doll | · | 516 |
| 1946 | I've Always Loved You | · | 413 |
| 1945 | The Spanish Main | 6.3 | 2,132 |
| 1944 | Till We Meet Again | · | 311 |
| 1943 | His Butler's Sister | · | 650 |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | 6.3 | 1,948 |
| 1942 | The Vanishing Virginian | · | 387 |
| 1942 | Seven Sweethearts | · | 688 |
| 1941 | Smilin' Through | · | 507 |
| 1940 | Flight Command | · | 984 |
| 1940 |  The Mortal Storm | 7.7 | 7,036 |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo | 6.9 | 3,351 |
| 1938 | The Shining Hour | 6.4 | 1,527 |
| 1938 | Three Comrades | 7.1 | 2,373 |
| 1937 | Mannequin | 6.6 | 1,627 |
| 1937 | Big City | · | 715 |
| 1937 | History Is Made at Night | 7.3 | 3,016 |
Better together?
Frank Borzage's regulars
- Charles FarrellDirector and actor · 6 films · 7.43 avg▲+0.47
- Franz WaxmanComposer · 5 films · 6.80 avg
- Frances MarionWriter · 4 films
- Margaret SullavanDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.07 avg●+0.04
- Chester A. LyonsCinematographer · 4 films · 7.00 avg
- Spencer TracyDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.85 avg▼−0.05
- Joan CrawfordDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.63 avg▼−0.09
- George J. FolseyCinematographer · 4 films · 6.50 avg
- Delmer DavesWriter · 4 films · 5.90 avg▼−0.90
- Sonya LevienWriter · 3 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.81
- Janet GaynorDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.43 avg▲+0.35
- Ernest PalmerCinematographer · 3 films · 7.35 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Frank Borzage and Charles Farrell movies · Frank Borzage and Franz Waxman movies · Frank Borzage and Frances Marion movies · Frank Borzage and Margaret Sullavan movies
Takes
On Frank Borzage
2 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Director · Academy Awards 1932Frank Borzage
- WonBest Director (Dramatic Picture) · Academy Awards 1929Frank Borzage
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