Elia Kazan
Director · 37 credits · 21 in highly-rated films
Best known for On the Waterfront (1954)
Frequent collaborators: Kim Hunter, Richard Schickel, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden
Best Elia Kazan movies by genre
Directed movies (19 total, ranked by score)
1On the Waterfront
1954 · ★ 7.9 (1,828 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
2A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · ★ 7.6 (1,508 votes)
Drama, Thriller
3East of Eden
1955 · ★ 7.5 (826 votes)
Drama
4A Face in the Crowd
1957 · ★ 7.6 (279 votes)
Drama
5Splendor in the Grass
1961 · ★ 7.5 (305 votes)
Drama, Romance
6Gentleman's Agreement
1947 · ★ 7.0 (283 votes)
Drama
7A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 · ★ 7.5 (105 votes)
Drama
8Viva Zapata!
1952 · ★ 6.8 (245 votes)
History, Drama, Western
9Wild River
1960 · ★ 7.2 (105 votes)
Drama, Romance
10America America
1963 · ★ 7.0 (99 votes)
Drama, History
11Panic in the Streets
1950 · ★ 6.9 (162 votes)
Thriller, Crime
12Baby Doll
1956 · ★ 7.0 (138 votes)
Drama
13Boomerang!
1947 · ★ 7.0 (84 votes)
Drama, Mystery
14The Last Tycoon
1976 · ★ 6.3 (165 votes)
Drama, Romance
15Pinky
1949 · ★ 7.1 (50 votes)
Drama
16The Arrangement
1969 · ★ 6.5 (66 votes)
Drama, Romance
17Man on a Tightrope
1953 · ★ 6.6 (33 votes)
Drama, Thriller
18The Visitors
1972 · ★ 6.0 (25 votes)
Drama, Crime, Thriller
19The Sea of Grass
1947 · ★ 6.1 (29 votes)
Drama, Western, Romance
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.