John Huston
Actor · 109 credits · 65 in highly-rated films
Best known for Chinatown (1974)
Frequent collaborators: Marilyn Monroe, Frank Capra, Clark Gable, Sean Connery, Lee Strasberg
Best John Huston movies by genre
- John Huston Documentary Movies 36
- John Huston Drama Movies 33
- John Huston Adventure Movies 20
- John Huston Thriller Movies 14
- John Huston War Movies 11
- John Huston History Movies 10
- John Huston Romance Movies 10
- John Huston Comedy Movies 9
- John Huston Crime Movies 8
- John Huston Action Movies 7
- John Huston Family Movies 6
- John Huston Western Movies 6
Movies (65 total, ranked by score)
1Chinatown
1974 · ★ 7.9 (4,362 votes)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
2The Misfits
1961 · ★ 7.0 (448 votes)
Drama, Romance, Western
3Five Came Back
2017 · ★ 7.9 (45 votes)
Documentary, War
4The Other Side of the Wind
2018 · ★ 6.7 (235 votes)
Drama
5The Hobbit
1977 · ★ 6.6 (372 votes)
Family, Fantasy, Animation
6Momo
1986 · ★ 7.0 (79 votes)
Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
7The Wind and the Lion
1975 · ★ 6.5 (214 votes)
Action, Adventure, Drama
8The Cardinal
1963 · ★ 6.6 (49 votes)
Drama, History, War
9The Orson Welles Story
1982 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Documentary, TV Movie
10Wise Blood
1979 · ★ 6.4 (103 votes)
Comedy, Drama
11The Return of the King
1980 · ★ 6.4 (222 votes)
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
12Making 'The Misfits'
2002
Documentary
13Breakout
1975 · ★ 6.3 (105 votes)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
14American Caesar
1983
Documentary
15Hell's Heroes
1929 · ★ 7.1 (21 votes)
Western
16Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
1982
Documentary, Family
17Candy
1968 · ★ 5.1 (85 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
18John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul
2021 · ★ 7.2 (5 votes)
Documentary
19Buñuel
1984 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)
Documentary
20100 Years of Marilyn Monroe
2026 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
21Angela
1977 · ★ 4.9 (8 votes)
Drama
22The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
1970
Documentary
23John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988 · ★ 5.9 (11 votes)
Documentary
24The Myth of Marilyn Monroe
2023
Documentary
25Rocky Road to Dublin
1968 · ★ 7.2 (5 votes)
Documentary
26City Lights: John Huston
1979
Documentary
27The Deserter
1970 · ★ 6.0 (5 votes)
Action, Western
28The Screen Director
1951 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
Documentary
29The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966 · ★ 6.7 (7 votes)
Documentary
30Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010 · ★ 6.7 (11 votes)
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.