- Films
- 51
- Avg rating
- 6.22
- Peak run
- 1949’53
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 3
Every film, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 25+ votes
Philip by the numbers
Average
6.22
33 rated films
Vote weighted
6.32
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±1.04
rating spread
Career
47y
1942 to 1988
Total votes
4.41K
across every film
Best
7.4
Johnny Guitar
Worst
6.8
El Cid
Newest first
Filmography
| 1988 | Bloody Wednesday | · | 12 |
| 1988 |  The Unholy | 5.4 | 67 |
| 1987 | Cry Wilderness | 2.5 | 45 |
| 1985 |  Night Train to Terror | 4.5 | 78 |
| 1984 | Death Wish Club | · | 7 |
| 1980 | Cataclysm | · | 18 |
| 1971 | Captain Apache | 4.7 | 36 |
| 1971 | Bad Man's River | 4.8 | 36 |
| 1969 | The Royal Hunt of the Sun | · | 12 |
| 1965 |  Battle of the Bulge | 6.9 | 292 |
| 1964 |  Circus World | 6.2 | 90 |
| 1964 |  The Fall of the Roman Empire | 6.5 | 240 |
| 1963 |  55 Days at Peking | 6.9 | 193 |
| 1961 |  El Cid | 6.8 | 316 |
| 1961 |  King of Kings | 7.2 | 246 |
| 1960 | Studs Lonigan | · | 8 |
| 1960 | The Bramble Bush | · | 6 |
| 1959 |  Day of the Outlaw | 6.8 | 116 |
| 1958 | Anna Lucasta | · | 16 |
| 1958 | God's Little Acre | 6.2 | 34 |
Better together?
Philip Yordan's regulars
- Anthony MannWriter · 7 films · 6.59 avg▲+0.14
- Nicholas RayWriter · 3 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.70
- Irving LernerWriter · 2 films
- Gordon DouglasWriter · 2 films
- Mark RobsonWriter · 2 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.91
- Edward DmytrykWriter · 2 films · 6.50 avg▲+0.22
- Byron HaskinWriter · 2 films · 6.10 avg▼−0.09
- John CarrWriter · 2 films · 4.50 avg▼−0.86
- Tom McGowanWriter · 2 films · 4.50 avg▼−0.86
- Phillip MarshakWriter · 2 films · 4.50 avg▼−0.86
- Gregg TallasWriter · 2 films · 4.50 avg▼−0.86
- Jay Schlossberg-CohenWriter · 2 films · 3.50 avg▼−1.36
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: Anthony Mann and Philip Yordan movies · Nicholas Ray and Philip Yordan movies · Irving Lerner and Philip Yordan movies · Gordon Douglas and Philip Yordan movies
Takes
On Philip Yordan
3 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Original Story · Academy Awards 1955Philip Yordan
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1952Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler
- NominatedBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1946Philip Yordan