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William Wyler

Director · 71 credits · 36 in highly-rated films

Best known for Ben-Hur (1959)

Frequent collaborators: Vivien Leigh

Directed movies (58 total, ranked by score)

  1. Anybody Here Seen Kelly?

    1928

    Comedy

    31

  2. Thunderbolt

    1947 · ★ 6.1 (23 votes)

    War, Documentary, History

    32

  3. The Gunless Bad Man

    1926

    Western

    33

  4. The Horse Trader

    1927

    Western

    34

  5. Blazing Days

    1927

    Western

    35

  6. Don't Shoot

    1926

    Western

    36

  7. Her First Mate

    1933

    Comedy

    37

  8. Hard Fists

    1927

    Western

    38

  9. Desert Dust

    1927

    Western

    39

  10. Martin of the Mounted

    1926

    Western

    40

  11. The Crook Buster

    1925

    Western

    41

  12. Thunder Riders

    1928

    Western

    42

  13. The Letter

    1956 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama

    43

  14. The Gay Deception

    1935 · ★ 6.3 (12 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    44

  15. The Fighting Lady

    1944 · ★ 6.5 (14 votes)

    War, Documentary

    45

  16. The Fire Barrier

    1926

    46

  17. Lazy Lightning

    1926

    Western

    47

  18. The Love Trap

    1929 · ★ 5.9 (12 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    48

  19. Tom Brown of Culver

    1932 · ★ 5.2 (2 votes)

    Drama

    49

  20. The Border Cavalier

    1927

    Western

    50

  21. A House Divided

    1931 · ★ 4.8 (3 votes)

    Drama

    51

  22. The Storm

    1930 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Western

    52

  23. The Stolen Ranch

    1926 · ★ 6.1 (5 votes)

    Drama, Western

    53

  24. Ridin' for Love

    1926

    Action, Western, Romance

    54

  25. History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle

    2011

    Documentary, History, War

    55

  26. The Ore Raiders

    1927

    Western

    56

  27. The Shakedown

    1929 · ★ 5.6 (16 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    57

  28. The Two Fister

    1927 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    58

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.