- Writing films
- 14
- Writing avg
- 6.62
- Peak run
- 1944’65
- Oscar wins
- 2 of 2
Writing films, 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
Ring by the numbers
Average
6.62
9 rated films
Vote weighted
6.75
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.61
rating spread
Career
36y
1942 to 1977
Total votes
2.94K
across every film
Best
7.6
Laura
Worst
6.9
M*A*S*H
Newest first
Filmography
| 1977 |  The Greatest | · | 23 |
| 1971 | Lady Liberty | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1970 |  M*A*S*H | 6.9 | 1,208 |
| 1965 |  The Cincinnati Kid | 7.0 | 318 |
| 1963 |  The Cardinal | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1960 |  A Breath of Scandal | · | 21 |
| 1951 |  The Big Night | · | 23 |
| 1949 |  The Forbidden Street | · | 7 |
| 1947 |  Forever Amber | 6.1 | 33 |
| 1946 |  Cloak and Dagger | 6.5 | 74 |
| 1944 |  Tomorrow, the World! | · | 7 |
| 1944 |  Laura | 7.6 | 951 |
| 1943 |  The Cross of Lorraine | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1942 |  Woman of the Year | 7.0 | 170 |
Better together?
Ring Lardner Jr.'s regulars
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: Otto Preminger and Ring Lardner Jr. movies
Takes
On Ring Lardner Jr.
2 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1971Ring Lardner, Jr.
- WonBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1943Ring Lardner, Jr., Michael Kanin