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Phil Karlson

Director · 51 credits · 26 in highly-rated films

Best known for Kansas City Confidential (1952)

Directed movies (51 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Brigand

    1952 · ★ 5.9 (7 votes)

    Adventure, Romance

    31

  2. Adventures in Silverado

    1948 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Western

    32

  3. G.I. Honeymoon

    1945 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    33

  4. Lorna Doone

    1951 · ★ 4.6 (6 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    34

  5. The Young Doctors

    1961 · ★ 5.8 (8 votes)

    Drama

    35

  6. Rocky

    1948 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Western, Drama

    36

  7. A Wave, a WAC and a Marine

    1944 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Comedy

    37

  8. Down Memory Lane

    1949 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, History, Music

    38

  9. Louisiana

    1947 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    39

  10. Thunderhoof

    1948 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Romance, Western, Crime

    40

  11. Hell's Island

    1955 · ★ 5.5 (13 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Mystery

    41

  12. A Time for Killing

    1967 · ★ 4.8 (37 votes)

    Western, War

    42

  13. Mask of the Avenger

    1951 · ★ 5.8 (8 votes)

    Adventure, Romance

    43

  14. Rampage

    1963 · ★ 5.3 (14 votes)

    Adventure

    44

  15. Behind the Mask

    1946 · ★ 5.5 (8 votes)

    Mystery, Science Fiction

    45

  16. There Goes Kelly

    1945 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Mystery

    46

  17. Kilroy Was Here

    1947 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Comedy

    47

  18. The Big Cat

    1949 · ★ 4.0 (7 votes)

    Adventure, Romance, Drama

    48

  19. Swing Parade of 1946

    1946 · ★ 4.6 (17 votes)

    Romance, Music, Comedy

    49

  20. The Missing Lady

    1946 · ★ 4.8 (12 votes)

    Science Fiction, Crime, Drama

    50

  21. The Three Stooges: Swing Parade

    1946

    51

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.