Phil Karlson
Director · 51 credits · 26 in highly-rated films
Best known for Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Best Phil Karlson movies by genre
Directed movies (51 total, ranked by score)
1Kansas City Confidential
1952 · ★ 7.1 (145 votes)
Crime
2Walking Tall
1973 · ★ 6.6 (148 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
3Scandal Sheet
1952 · ★ 6.9 (65 votes)
Crime, Thriller
4The Texas Rangers
1951 · ★ 5.7 (7 votes)
Western
599 River Street
1953 · ★ 6.8 (81 votes)
Crime
6Ladies of the Chorus
1948 · ★ 6.7 (32 votes)
Romance
7The Phenix City Story
1955 · ★ 6.5 (64 votes)
Crime
8The Silencers
1966 · ★ 6.0 (53 votes)
Comedy, Action, Adventure
9Framed
1975 · ★ 6.6 (18 votes)
Action, Crime, Thriller
10Gunman's Walk
1958 · ★ 6.6 (57 votes)
Western
11Ben
1972 · ★ 6.1 (144 votes)
Horror, Thriller
12Live Wires
1946 · ★ 5.5 (5 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
13The Brothers Rico
1957 · ★ 6.2 (40 votes)
Crime
14Kid Galahad
1962 · ★ 6.1 (50 votes)
Drama, Music
15Tight Spot
1955 · ★ 6.5 (35 votes)
Drama, Crime, Thriller
16The Wrecking Crew
1968 · ★ 5.7 (73 votes)
Action, Comedy
17Hornets' Nest
1970 · ★ 5.7 (27 votes)
War, Drama, Action
18Dark Alibi
1946 · ★ 6.1 (20 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
19Hell to Eternity
1960 · ★ 6.4 (20 votes)
Drama, War
20The Scarface Mob
1959 · ★ 7.2 (8 votes)
Crime, Drama, Action
21The Secret Ways
1961 · ★ 5.5 (13 votes)
Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
225 Against the House
1955 · ★ 5.9 (43 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
23The Shanghai Cobra
1945 · ★ 6.0 (19 votes)
Mystery, Thriller
24They Rode West
1954 · ★ 6.5 (19 votes)
Western
25Key Witness
1960 · ★ 6.9 (5 votes)
Drama, Crime, Thriller
26Wife Wanted
1946 · ★ 7.8 (2 votes)
Crime, Drama
27Black Gold
1947 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)
Drama, Western
28The Iroquois Trail
1950 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)
Western
29Bowery Bombshell
1946 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)
Comedy
30Alexander The Great
1968 · ★ 5.0 (5 votes)
Adventure, Drama, History
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.