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Fred Zinnemann

Director · 42 credits · 22 in highly-rated films

Best known for High Noon (1952)

Best Fred Zinnemann movies by genre

Directed movies (38 total, ranked by score)

  1. High Noon

    1952 · ★ 7.7 (1,610 votes)

    Western

    1

  2. The Day of the Jackal

    1973 · ★ 7.5 (703 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    2

  3. A Man for All Seasons

    1966 · ★ 7.3 (510 votes)

    Drama, History

    3

  4. From Here to Eternity

    1953 · ★ 7.3 (720 votes)

    War, Romance, Drama

    4

  5. The Nun's Story

    1959 · ★ 7.2 (204 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Oklahoma!

    1955 · ★ 6.6 (193 votes)

    Western, Music, Romance

    6

  7. The Search

    1948 · ★ 7.1 (88 votes)

    Drama, War

    7

  8. Act of Violence

    1949 · ★ 6.9 (106 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    8

  9. The Men

    1950 · ★ 7.0 (90 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. The Sundowners

    1960 · ★ 6.8 (61 votes)

    Drama, Adventure

    10

  11. Julia

    1977 · ★ 6.5 (164 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Thriller

    11

  12. Benjy

    1951 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Behold a Pale Horse

    1964 · ★ 5.9 (34 votes)

    Drama, War

    13

  14. The Seventh Cross

    1944 · ★ 6.8 (43 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, War

    14

  15. The Member of the Wedding

    1952 · ★ 6.2 (25 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. Kid Glove Killer

    1942 · ★ 6.2 (19 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    16

  17. The Wave

    1936 · ★ 6.4 (25 votes)

    Drama

    17

  18. Teresa

    1951 · ★ 5.8 (10 votes)

    Drama, War

    18

  19. The Old South

    1940 · ★ 5.8 (6 votes)

    Documentary, History

    19

  20. A Hatful of Rain

    1957 · ★ 6.8 (30 votes)

    Drama

    20

  21. My Brother Talks to Horses

    1947 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    21

  22. One Against the World

    1939

    History

    22

  23. A Way in the Wilderness

    1940

    History

    23

  24. That Mothers Might Live

    1938 · ★ 6.2 (12 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. Weather Wizards

    1939 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    25

  26. Your Last Act

    1941 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    26

  27. Eyes in the Night

    1942 · ★ 5.9 (32 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Crime

    27

  28. The Lady or the Tiger?

    1942

    Drama

    28

  29. While America Sleeps

    1939

    Crime

    29

  30. Friend Indeed

    1937

    Comedy

    30

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