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D.W. Griffith

Director · 511 credits · 65 in highly-rated films

Best known for Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

Frequent collaborators: Mack Sennett, Edward Dillon, Anthony O'Sullivan, Harry Solter, Linda Arvidson

Best D.W. Griffith movies by genre

Directed movies (467 total, ranked by score)

  1. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916 · ★ 7.1 (384 votes)

    Drama, History

    1

  2. Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 · ★ 6.9 (249 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    2

  3. Way Down East

    1920 · ★ 6.9 (113 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    3

  4. A Misunderstood Boy

    1913

    Drama

    4

  5. Two Daughters of Eve

    1912

    Drama

    5

  6. The Broken Doll

    1910

    6

  7. A Romance of Happy Valley

    1919 · ★ 6.9 (18 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    7

  8. The Massacre

    1912 · ★ 5.9 (20 votes)

    Action, War, Western

    8

  9. The Miser's Heart

    1911 · ★ 6.0 (12 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Orphans of the Storm

    1921 · ★ 6.8 (104 votes)

    Drama, History, Romance

    10

  11. The Old Actor

    1912 · ★ 5.4 (18 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. The Sunbeam

    1912 · ★ 6.3 (14 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    12

  13. A Beast at Bay

    1912 · ★ 5.7 (8 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. The Lesser Evil

    1912 · ★ 5.3 (9 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. A Cry for Help

    1912

    Drama

    15

  16. Hearts of the World

    1918 · ★ 6.0 (21 votes)

    Drama, War

    16

  17. The Informer

    1912

    Drama

    17

  18. The Honor of His Family

    1910

    Drama

    18

  19. The Birth of a Nation

    1915 · ★ 5.9 (605 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    19

  20. Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat

    1909 · ★ 0.5 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    20

  21. The Burglar’s Dilemma

    1912 · ★ 5.3 (10 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    21

  22. True Heart Susie

    1919 · ★ 6.9 (50 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    22

  23. The Battle of the Sexes

    1914

    Drama

    23

  24. What Shall We Do with Our Old?

    1911 · ★ 5.5 (8 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. A Lodging for the Night

    1912 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. Mrs. Jones Entertains

    1909 · ★ 3.2 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    26

  27. The Conscience of Hassan Bey

    1913

    Drama

    27

  28. In the Aisles of the Wild

    1912

    Drama

    28

  29. The Adventures of Billy

    1911 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    29

  30. A Country Cupid

    1911 · ★ 5.6 (5 votes)

    Romance

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.