John Halas
Director · 60 credits · 4 in highly-rated films
Best known for Animal Farm (1954)
Frequent collaborators: Joy Batchelor
Directed movies (56 total, ranked by score)
1Animal Farm
1954 · ★ 7.1 (570 votes)
Animation, Drama
2Heavy Metal
1981 · ★ 6.5 (811 votes)
Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure
3Autobahn
1979 · ★ 7.3 (6 votes)
Music, Animation
4The Three Musketeers
1974 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
History, Animation, Family
5The Owl And The Pussycat
1952 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Music, Animation
6The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra
1965 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Music, Animation, Comedy
7The Candlemaker
1956 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)
Animation
8Music Man
1938
Animation, Family, Fantasy
9Midsummer Nightmare
1964 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Animation, Fantasy, Family
10Handling Ships
1945
Documentary, Animation
11Your Very Good Health
1948 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Animation
12Robinson Charley
1948
Animation
13Charley in New Town
1948
Animation
- 14
Filling the Gap
1942
Animation
- 15
Birds, Bees and Storks
1965 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Animation
16The History of the Cinema
1956 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)
History, Animation, Comedy
17Automania 2000
1964 · ★ 6.8 (11 votes)
Science Fiction, Animation, Comedy
18The Magic Canvas
1948 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Animation
19Charley's Black Magic
1949
Animation
20Water for Firefighting
1948
Animation
21Charley Junior's Schooldays
1949 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)
Animation
- 22
The Hoffnung Music Academy
1964
Animation, Music
23Hamilton the Musical Elephant
1961 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Animation
- 24
Dying for a Smoke
1967
Animation
25The Question
1967 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Animation
26Dilemma
1981 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)
Animation
27The Christmas Visitor
1959 · ★ 6.0 (7 votes)
Family, Animation
28Players
1982
Animation, Action, Comedy
29Fowl Play
1950
Animation, Family
30Dustbin Parade
1942
Animation
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.