Best Carol Reed movies by genre
Directed movies (33 total, ranked by score)
1The Third Man
1949 · ★ 7.9 (2,163 votes)
Thriller, Mystery
2Oliver!
1968 · ★ 7.0 (504 votes)
Drama, Family
3The Fallen Idol
1948 · ★ 7.2 (199 votes)
Drama, Thriller
4The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965 · ★ 7.1 (154 votes)
Drama, History
5Odd Man Out
1947 · ★ 7.3 (229 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
6Night Train to Munich
1940 · ★ 7.3 (93 votes)
Drama, Thriller, War
7Our Man in Havana
1960 · ★ 6.7 (126 votes)
Comedy, Thriller
8The Man Between
1953 · ★ 7.1 (69 votes)
Thriller
9Trapeze
1956 · ★ 6.3 (101 votes)
Drama, Romance
10Follow Me!
1972 · ★ 7.8 (12 votes)
Comedy, Romance
11The Running Man
1963 · ★ 6.7 (47 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
12The Way Ahead
1944 · ★ 6.5 (39 votes)
Drama, War
13A Kid for Two Farthings
1955 · ★ 6.7 (28 votes)
Drama
14The True Glory
1945 · ★ 6.5 (19 votes)
Documentary, War
15The Key
1958 · ★ 6.1 (32 votes)
Drama, Romance, War
16Girl in the News
1940 · ★ 6.4 (6 votes)
Crime, Thriller
17The Stars Look Down
1940 · ★ 6.4 (26 votes)
Drama
18Outcast of the Islands
1951 · ★ 5.8 (35 votes)
Drama, Adventure
19Laburnum Grove
1936 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
20Kipps
1941 · ★ 5.6 (8 votes)
Comedy, Drama
21The Young Mr. Pitt
1942 · ★ 6.2 (9 votes)
Drama, History
22Penny Paradise
1938 · ★ 6.6 (10 votes)
Comedy
23The New Lot
1943
War, Drama
24Talk of the Devil
1936
Drama
25Bank Holiday
1938 · ★ 6.0 (14 votes)
Comedy, Drama
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We Serve
1942
War
27Letter from Home
1941 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
28Climbing High
1938 · ★ 6.2 (3 votes)
Comedy
29Midshipman Easy
1935 · ★ 6.5 (7 votes)
Adventure
30It Happened in Paris
1935 · ★ 5.9 (9 votes)
Romance, Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.