- Films
- 39
- Avg rating
- 6.45
- Peak run
- 1952’55
- 7+ run
- 3 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 a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Phil by the numbers
Average
6.45
19 rated films
Vote weighted
6.46
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.69
rating spread
Career
31y
1945 to 1975
Total votes
74.2K
across every film
Best
7.4
Scandal Sheet
Worst
5.3
Ben
Newest first
Filmography
| 1975 | Framed | · | 984 |
| 1973 |  Walking Tall | 6.9 | 7,693 |
| 1972 | Ben | 5.3 | 4,015 |
| 1970 | Hornets' Nest | 5.8 | 1,290 |
| 1968 | The Wrecking Crew | 5.5 | 4,275 |
| 1967 | A Time for Killing | 5.4 | 1,269 |
| 1966 | The Silencers | 5.9 | 4,217 |
| 1964 | Ride the Wild Surf | · | 912 |
| 1963 | Rampage | · | 836 |
| 1962 | Kid Galahad | 6.1 | 3,448 |
| 1961 | The Secret Ways | · | 596 |
| 1961 | The Young Doctors | · | 679 |
| 1960 | Hell to Eternity | 6.9 | 1,754 |
| 1960 | Key Witness | · | 402 |
| 1958 | Gunman's Walk | 7.1 | 2,438 |
| 1957 | The Brothers Rico | 6.8 | 1,824 |
| 1955 | 5 Against the House | 5.9 | 2,334 |
| 1955 | Hell's Island | · | 484 |
| 1955 | The Phenix City Story | 7.2 | 3,713 |
| 1955 | Tight Spot | 6.6 | 2,895 |
Better together?
Phil Karlson's regulars
- George DuningComposer · 7 films · 6.76 avg
- Burnett GuffeyCinematographer · 7 films · 6.62 avg
- William A. SicknerCinematographer · 5 films · 6.40 avg
- Tim RyanWriter · 4 films
- Harry NeumannCinematographer · 4 films · 7.20 avg
- George CallahanWriter · 4 films · 6.40 avg▲+0.09
- Gale StormDirector and actor · 3 films
- Kane RichmondDirector and actor · 3 films
- John PayneDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.35 avg▲+0.64
- Paul SawtellComposer · 3 films · 7.30 avg
- George BruceWriter · 3 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.76
- Charles Lawton Jr.Cinematographer · 3 films · 7.10 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Films together: Phil Karlson and George Duning movies · Phil Karlson and Burnett Guffey movies · Phil Karlson and William A. Sickner movies · Phil Karlson and Tim Ryan movies
Takes
On Phil Karlson
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