Richard Brooks
Director · 53 credits · 32 in highly-rated films
Best known for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Best Richard Brooks movies by genre
Directed movies (28 total, ranked by score)
1Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958 · ★ 7.6 (859 votes)
Drama
2In Cold Blood
1967 · ★ 7.5 (444 votes)
Crime, Drama, History
3The Professionals
1966 · ★ 7.1 (353 votes)
Western, Adventure, Action
4Elmer Gantry
1960 · ★ 7.3 (205 votes)
Drama
5Blackboard Jungle
1955 · ★ 6.9 (163 votes)
Crime, Drama
6Lord Jim
1965 · ★ 6.8 (84 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Romance
7Sweet Bird of Youth
1962 · ★ 6.8 (127 votes)
Drama, Romance
8Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977 · ★ 6.3 (130 votes)
Drama, Crime
9The Brothers Karamazov
1958 · ★ 6.5 (51 votes)
Drama, History
10The Last Hunt
1956 · ★ 6.9 (43 votes)
Western
11Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 · ★ 6.9 (79 votes)
Crime, Drama
12The Catered Affair
1956 · ★ 7.2 (45 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Romance
13Crisis
1950 · ★ 6.6 (24 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
14Bite the Bullet
1975 · ★ 6.5 (131 votes)
Action, Western, Adventure
15The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954 · ★ 6.2 (59 votes)
Drama, Romance
16$
1971 · ★ 6.2 (66 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
17The Happy Ending
1969 · ★ 6.1 (29 votes)
Drama
18With the Marines at Tarawa
1944 · ★ 6.9 (11 votes)
Documentary, War
19Battle Circus
1953 · ★ 6.0 (18 votes)
Drama, Romance, War
20Wrong Is Right
1982 · ★ 5.6 (61 votes)
Comedy, Drama
21Take the High Ground!
1953 · ★ 5.7 (11 votes)
Comedy, Drama, War
22Something of Value
1957 · ★ 5.4 (21 votes)
Drama, War
23Flame and the Flesh
1954 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Mystery
24The Light Touch
1951 · ★ 6.2 (8 votes)
Drama, Crime
25Return to Guam
1944 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
- 26
Johnny B Good
1998
Drama
27Fever Pitch
1985 · ★ 3.7 (6 votes)
Drama
28Anticipation
2020
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.