Best John Farrow movies by genre
Directed movies (45 total, ranked by score)
1The Big Clock
1948 · ★ 7.3 (186 votes)
Crime, Thriller
2Hondo
1953 · ★ 6.5 (250 votes)
Western
3California
1947 · ★ 6.6 (17 votes)
Western
4His Kind of Woman
1951 · ★ 6.8 (77 votes)
Crime, Comedy, Thriller
5Five Came Back
1939 · ★ 6.3 (37 votes)
Adventure, Drama
6Women in the Wind
1939 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)
Adventure
7Copper Canyon
1950 · ★ 5.2 (18 votes)
Western
8Back from Eternity
1956 · ★ 6.7 (26 votes)
Adventure, Drama
9Wake Island
1942 · ★ 5.8 (26 votes)
War, Action, Drama
10Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
Comedy, Drama
11Alias Nick Beal
1949 · ★ 6.9 (32 votes)
Drama, Crime, Fantasy
12You Came Along
1945 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
Drama, Romance
13Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948 · ★ 6.8 (47 votes)
Thriller, Mystery
14Where Danger Lives
1950 · ★ 6.4 (58 votes)
Thriller
15Botany Bay
1952 · ★ 6.6 (24 votes)
Adventure, Romance, Action
16My Bill
1938 · ★ 6.2 (7 votes)
Drama
17Ride, Vaquero!
1953 · ★ 6.1 (21 votes)
Western, Drama
18Beyond Glory
1948 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)
Drama
19Men in Exile
1937 · ★ 4.8 (5 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
20Sorority House
1939 · ★ 6.8 (6 votes)
Romance, Drama
21The Sea Chase
1955 · ★ 6.2 (52 votes)
War, Action, Drama
22Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938 · ★ 4.0 (3 votes)
Romance, Drama
23A Bullet Is Waiting
1954 · ★ 6.3 (17 votes)
Drama, Crime
24China
1943 · ★ 6.9 (16 votes)
War, Drama, Adventure
25John Paul Jones
1959 · ★ 6.0 (14 votes)
War, History, Action
26The Hitler Gang
1944 · ★ 6.0 (8 votes)
Drama, War, History
27Blaze of Noon
1947 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)
Drama, Action
28Plunder of the Sun
1953 · ★ 6.1 (15 votes)
Adventure, Mystery, Drama
29Comet Over Broadway
1938 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)
Drama, Romance
30Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942 · ★ 5.4 (23 votes)
War, Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.