John Ford
Director · 176 credits · 76 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Searchers (1956)
Frequent collaborators: James Stewart, John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Francis Ford, Duke Worne
Directed movies (145 total, ranked by score)
31Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · ★ 6.7 (145 votes)
Western
32Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · ★ 6.5 (128 votes)
Drama, History, War
33The Wings of Eagles
1957 · ★ 6.3 (71 votes)
Drama, War
34Tobacco Road
1941 · ★ 6.8 (61 votes)
Comedy, Drama
35The Hurricane
1937 · ★ 6.7 (50 votes)
Action, Adventure, Drama
36The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 · ★ 6.9 (59 votes)
Drama, History
37December 7th
1943 · ★ 5.8 (26 votes)
History, War, Action
38Mother Machree
1927 · ★ 6.2 (9 votes)
Drama
393 Bad Men
1926 · ★ 6.8 (46 votes)
Romance, Western
40Wild Women
1918 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)
Comedy, Western
41Upstream
1927 · ★ 5.8 (6 votes)
Comedy, Drama
42Hoodman Blind
1923 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Drama
43The Iron Horse
1925 · ★ 6.7 (75 votes)
Western, Drama, History
44Rider of the Law
1919 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Western
45Steamboat Round the Bend
1935 · ★ 7.5 (18 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
46The Sun Shines Bright
1953 · ★ 6.5 (47 votes)
Comedy, Drama
47A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
1919 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Western
48The Blue Eagle
1926 · ★ 5.1 (7 votes)
Drama, Action
49Lightnin'
1925 · ★ 5.2 (4 votes)
Comedy
50Arrowsmith
1931 · ★ 6.6 (32 votes)
Drama
51This Is Korea!
1951 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)
Documentary, War
52Judge Priest
1934 · ★ 6.4 (34 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
53The Gun Packer
1919 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Western
54Pilgrimage
1933 · ★ 6.9 (17 votes)
Drama, War, Romance
55The Village Blacksmith
1922 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)
Drama, Romance
56A Marked Man
1917 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)
Western
57The Lost Patrol
1934 · ★ 6.5 (74 votes)
Action, War
58When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950 · ★ 6.8 (13 votes)
Comedy, War
59Thieves' Gold
1918 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)
Western
60Gun Law
1919 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Western
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.