History of Movies.

Carol Reed

11.85body-of-work score · ranked #49 of 1774 directors · 9 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1The Third Man19495.46Must-See #30
  2. 2Oliver!19683.24
  3. 3Mutiny on the Bounty19620.90
  4. 4The Fallen Idol19480.59
  5. 5Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out19470.55
  6. 6Outcast of the Islands19510.33
  7. 7The Key19580.32
  8. 8A Kid for Two Farthings19550.30
  9. 9Night Train to Munich19400.16