- Films
- 73
- Avg rating
- 6.80
- Peak run
- 1940’43
- 7+ run
- 4 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Joel by the numbers
Average
6.80
30 rated films
Vote weighted
6.85
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.51
rating spread
Career
48y
1929 to 1976
Total votes
194K
across every film
Best
7.9
Sullivan's Travels
Worst
7.0
The Most Dangerous Game
Newest first
Filmography
| 1976 | Mustang Country | Dan | · | 362 |
| 1974 | The Great American Cowboy | Narrator | · | 144 |
| 1962 |  Ride the High Country | Steve Judd | 7.4 | 16,543 |
| 1959 | The Gunfight at Dodge City | Bat Masterson | 6.2 | 1,273 |
| 1958 | Cattle Empire | John Cord | · | 873 |
| 1958 | Fort Massacre | Sgt. Vinson | 6.2 | 1,229 |
| 1957 | Gunsight Ridge | Mike Ryan | · | 815 |
| 1957 | The Oklahoman | John | · | 769 |
| 1957 | The Tall Stranger | Ned Bannon | 6.4 | 1,108 |
| 1957 | Trooper Hook | Sgt. Clovis Hook | 6.6 | 1,265 |
| 1956 | The First Texan | Sam Houston | · | 707 |
| 1955 | Stranger on Horseback | Judge Rick Thorne | 6.6 | 1,259 |
| 1955 | Wichita | Wyatt Earp | 6.9 | 2,852 |
| 1954 | Black Horse Canyon | Del Rockwell | · | 476 |
| 1954 | Border River | Clete Mattson | · | 777 |
| 1953 | The Lone Hand | Zachary Hallock | · | 680 |
| 1953 | Shoot First | Taine | · | 424 |
| 1952 | The San Francisco Story | Rick Nelson | · | 359 |
| 1951 | Cattle Drive | Dan Mathews | · | 892 |
| 1950 | Frenchie | Sheriff Tom Banning | · | 665 |
Better together?
Joel McCrea's regulars
- Barbara StanwyckCo-star · 6 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.11
- Miriam HopkinsCo-star · 5 films · 6.80 avg▼−0.21
- Frances DeeCo-star · 4 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.21
- Walter BrennanCo-star · 4 films · 6.75 avg▼−0.19
- Constance BennettCo-star · 4 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.39
- Preston SturgesDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.23
- William WylerDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.13 avg●+0.01
- Jacques TourneurDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.97 avg▲+0.25
- Edgar BuchananCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.18
- Gregory La CavaDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.27
- John McIntireCo-star · 3 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.38
- William A. SeiterDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.30 avg▼−0.43
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Joel McCrea
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