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Ernest B. Schoedsack

Director · 16 credits · 9 in highly-rated films

Best known for King Kong (1933)

Frequent collaborators: Merian C. Cooper

Directed movies (14 total, ranked by score)

  1. King Kong

    1933 · ★ 7.6 (1,654 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

    1

  2. The Most Dangerous Game

    1932 · ★ 6.9 (311 votes)

    Thriller, Adventure, Horror

    2

  3. Mighty Joe Young

    1949 · ★ 6.4 (123 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

    3

  4. Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

    1925 · ★ 7.7 (29 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness

    1927 · ★ 6.8 (24 votes)

    Documentary, Adventure, Drama

    5

  6. Dr. Cyclops

    1940 · ★ 6.2 (73 votes)

    Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction

    6

  7. Blind Adventure

    1933 · ★ 5.5 (5 votes)

    Mystery

    7

  8. The Four Feathers

    1929 · ★ 4.4 (7 votes)

    Drama, Adventure

    8

  9. Outlaws of the Orient

    1937 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    9

  10. The Son of Kong

    1933 · ★ 5.4 (142 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Horror

    10

  11. The Last Days of Pompeii

    1935 · ★ 5.8 (25 votes)

    Drama, Adventure

    11

  12. Trouble in Morocco

    1937 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    12

  13. Rango

    1931 · ★ 8.2 (2 votes)

    Adventure

    13

  14. Long Lost Father

    1934 · ★ 5.7 (7 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Drama

    14

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.