John Frankenheimer
Director · 65 credits · 34 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Best John Frankenheimer movies by genre
Directed movies (59 total, ranked by score)
1The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · ★ 7.5 (818 votes)
Thriller, Drama
2Ronin
1998 · ★ 7.0 (2,747 votes)
Action, Thriller, Crime
3Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 · ★ 7.5 (353 votes)
Drama, Crime, History
4The Train
1964 · ★ 7.6 (382 votes)
War, Thriller
5Seconds
1966 · ★ 7.4 (445 votes)
Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
6Seven Days in May
1964 · ★ 7.4 (233 votes)
Drama, Thriller
7Grand Prix
1966 · ★ 7.3 (224 votes)
Drama, Action
8French Connection II
1975 · ★ 6.8 (484 votes)
Action, Crime, Thriller
9Path to War
2003 · ★ 6.7 (61 votes)
Drama, History, TV Movie
10Ambush
2001 · ★ 6.5 (85 votes)
Action
11Black Sunday
1977 · ★ 6.7 (166 votes)
Action, Drama, Thriller
12Reindeer Games
2000 · ★ 5.7 (733 votes)
Thriller, Action, Crime
13The Young Savages
1961 · ★ 6.5 (41 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
14The Last Tycoon
1957
Drama, TV Movie
15Andersonville
1996 · ★ 6.5 (53 votes)
War, Drama, TV Movie
16The Fifth Column
1960 · ★ 9.5 (1 votes)
TV Movie, Drama
17A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958
Western, Drama, TV Movie
18The Gypsy Moths
1969 · ★ 6.0 (50 votes)
Romance, Drama, Action
19The Rainmaker
1982 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
20The Fixer
1968 · ★ 6.2 (26 votes)
Drama
21George Wallace
1997 · ★ 6.8 (16 votes)
History, Drama, TV Movie
22Dead Bang
1989 · ★ 6.4 (116 votes)
Action, Thriller, Crime
2352 Pick-Up
1986 · ★ 6.0 (144 votes)
Crime, Thriller
24The Horsemen
1971 · ★ 6.3 (25 votes)
Action, Adventure, Drama
25The Death of Manolete
1957
Drama, TV Movie
26I Walk the Line
1970 · ★ 5.7 (47 votes)
Drama
27For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959
War, Drama, TV Movie
28Against the Wall
1994 · ★ 6.1 (88 votes)
Drama, History, TV Movie
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Bomber's Moon
1958
Drama, TV Movie
30The Burning Season
1994 · ★ 6.3 (24 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.