Directing · Writing · 1894 to 1973

John Ford

Best rated: The Grapes of Wrath (8.1)

Films: 75
Avg rating: 7.00
Peak run: 1939’41
Oscar wins: 4 of 5

Films: 75
Avg rating: 7.00
Peak run: 1939’41
Oscar wins: 4 of 5

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The career

John Ford, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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191775 films1965

Current formLast 5: 6.96 vs career 7.00 (−0.04)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

John by the numbers

Average

7.00

52 rated films

Vote weighted

7.05

bigger films count more

Median

7.1

half are better

Consistency

±0.53

rating spread

Career

49y

1917 to 1965

Total votes

774K

across every film

Best

8.1

The Grapes of Wrath

Worst

6.6

Mogambo

Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography

1944	Undercover	J. P. Baldwin	·	514

Better together?

John Ford's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On John Ford

6 nominations, 4 wins

Awards record

Best Picture · Academy Awards 1953
John Ford and Merian C. Cooper, Producers
Nominated
Best Director · Academy Awards 1953
John Ford
Won
Best Director · Academy Awards 1942
John Ford
Won
Best Director · Academy Awards 1941
John Ford
Won
Best Director · Academy Awards 1940
John Ford
Nominated
Best Director · Academy Awards 1936
John Ford
Won

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