Nicholas Ray
Director · 38 credits · 24 in highly-rated films
Best known for Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Frequent collaborators: Natalie Wood, Dennis Hopper, Tom Farrell
Best Nicholas Ray movies by genre
Directed movies (25 total, ranked by score)
1Rebel Without a Cause
1955 · ★ 7.5 (1,798 votes)
Drama
2In a Lonely Place
1950 · ★ 7.6 (672 votes)
Thriller, Drama, Romance
3Johnny Guitar
1954 · ★ 7.4 (482 votes)
Western
4King of Kings
1961 · ★ 7.2 (241 votes)
Drama, History
5Bigger Than Life
1956 · ★ 7.2 (186 votes)
Drama
655 Days at Peking
1963 · ★ 6.9 (186 votes)
History, War, Drama
7On Dangerous Ground
1951 · ★ 6.6 (162 votes)
Drama, Crime
8They Live by Night
1949 · ★ 6.9 (185 votes)
Crime, Romance, Drama
9Party Girl
1958 · ★ 6.8 (70 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
10The Lusty Men
1952 · ★ 6.7 (96 votes)
Drama, Western
11Run for Cover
1955 · ★ 6.8 (43 votes)
Western, Drama
12Knock on Any Door
1949 · ★ 6.2 (74 votes)
Drama, Crime
13The Savage Innocents
1960 · ★ 6.8 (43 votes)
Drama, Adventure
14Bitter Victory
1957 · ★ 6.4 (55 votes)
Drama, War
15Flying Leathernecks
1951 · ★ 5.9 (72 votes)
War, Action, Drama
16The True Story of Jesse James
1957 · ★ 6.3 (54 votes)
Western
17Born to Be Bad
1950 · ★ 6.0 (42 votes)
Drama
18Lightning Over Water
1980 · ★ 6.6 (30 votes)
Documentary
19Wind Across the Everglades
1958 · ★ 6.2 (30 votes)
Adventure, Drama
- 20
Marco
1978
21We Can't Go Home Again
1973 · ★ 6.1 (23 votes)
Drama
22Hot Blood
1956 · ★ 5.3 (6 votes)
Drama, Romance, Music
23A Woman's Secret
1949 · ★ 5.6 (46 votes)
Mystery, Drama
24Wet Dreams
1974 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)
Drama
- 25
The Janitor
1974
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.