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Martin Ritt

Director · 33 credits · 28 in highly-rated films

Best known for Hud (1963)

Best Martin Ritt movies by genre

Directed movies (26 total, ranked by score)

  1. Hud

    1963 · ★ 7.3 (367 votes)

    Drama, Western

    1

  2. Hombre

    1967 · ★ 7.1 (249 votes)

    Western

    2

  3. Sounder

    1972 · ★ 7.5 (53 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. The Long, Hot Summer

    1958 · ★ 7.0 (232 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

    1965 · ★ 7.1 (331 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    5

  6. Norma Rae

    1979 · ★ 7.2 (205 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. The Front

    1976 · ★ 7.0 (181 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    7

  8. Paris Blues

    1961 · ★ 6.5 (76 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Music

    8

  9. Conrack

    1974 · ★ 6.8 (41 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Edge of the City

    1957 · ★ 7.2 (60 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Romance

    10

  11. The Molly Maguires

    1970 · ★ 6.3 (85 votes)

    Drama, History, Thriller

    11

  12. Stanley & Iris

    1990 · ★ 6.5 (175 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    12

  13. Cross Creek

    1983 · ★ 6.6 (26 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    13

  14. Nuts

    1987 · ★ 6.3 (123 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Murphy's Romance

    1985 · ★ 6.1 (69 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    15

  16. The Great White Hope

    1970 · ★ 6.2 (34 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Five Branded Women

    1960 · ★ 6.1 (21 votes)

    Drama, War

    17

  18. The Black Orchid

    1959 · ★ 6.3 (30 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    18

  19. No Down Payment

    1957 · ★ 6.3 (20 votes)

    Drama

    19

  20. The Outrage

    1964 · ★ 5.9 (42 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Western

    20

  21. The Brotherhood

    1968 · ★ 6.1 (24 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    21

  22. The Sound and the Fury

    1959 · ★ 6.6 (16 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

    1962 · ★ 5.2 (14 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    23

  24. Pete 'n' Tillie

    1972 · ★ 5.8 (21 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    24

  25. Back Roads

    1981 · ★ 5.4 (29 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    25

  26. Casey's Shadow

    1978 · ★ 6.3 (11 votes)

    Drama, Family

    26

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.