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Joseph Cornell

Director · 37 credits · 12 in highly-rated films

Best known for Thimble Theater (1938)

Best Joseph Cornell movies by genre

Directed movies (34 total, ranked by score)

  1. Thimble Theater

    1938 · ★ 7.5 (12 votes)

    Animation, Documentary, Comedy

    1

  2. Children's Party

    1969 · ★ 5.4 (17 votes)

    2

  3. Gnir Rednow

    1955 · ★ 5.7 (10 votes)

    3

  4. By Night with Torch and Spear

    1942 · ★ 5.6 (20 votes)

    4

  5. The Children's Jury

    1938 · ★ 5.8 (6 votes)

    5

  6. Angel

    1957 · ★ 5.8 (23 votes)

    6

  7. The Midnight Party

    1969 · ★ 5.2 (17 votes)

    Fantasy

    7

  8. Bookstalls

    1938

    Drama

    8

  9. Cotillion

    1969 · ★ 5.4 (16 votes)

    9

  10. Carousel: Animal Opera

    1938 · ★ 5.4 (8 votes)

    10

  11. Jack's Dream

    1938 · ★ 6.3 (16 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy

    11

  12. A Legend for Fountains

    1965 · ★ 6.0 (5 votes)

    12

  13. Nymphlight

    1957 · ★ 5.4 (21 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. The Aviary

    1955 · ★ 4.7 (6 votes)

    14

  15. Rose Hobart

    1936 · ★ 5.3 (46 votes)

    Mystery

    15

  16. Centuries of June

    1955 · ★ 3.9 (21 votes)

    Documentary

    16

  17. Mulberry Street

    1956

    17

  18. New York, Rome, Barcelona, Brussels

    1960

    Documentary

    18

  19. Boys' Games

    1957

    19

  20. Three More by Cornell

    2003

    20

  21. Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (The Wool Collage)

    1955

    21

  22. 3 Screen Tests

    1955

    22

  23. Seraphina's Garden

    1958

    23

  24. Flushing Meadows

    1965

    24

  25. Children

    1957

    25

  26. Joanne, Union Square

    1955

    26

  27. Vaudeville Deluxe

    1940

    27

  28. Unreal Newsreels

    1928

    Documentary

    28

  29. The Aviary (Short Sound Version)

    1955

    29

  30. Filming The Fantastic!

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    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.