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John Boulting

British film producer and director (1913–1985)

1.77body-of-work score · ranked #569 of 2640 directors · 4 films in our library

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

Born
November 21, 1913 · Bray
Died
June 17, 1985 · Sunningdale
Nationality
United Kingdom
Directing career
12 directorial credits, 1945–1966 · first: Journey Together (1945) · last: The Family Way (1966)
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, director
Portrait of John Boulting
Eiga no Tomo · Public domain

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. 1
    Brighton Rock

    1947 · United Kingdom · drama, crime, film-noir

    BFI Top 100 British films #15 · Empire 500 (2008) #241 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.683 citations
  2. 2
    The Family Way

    1966 · United Kingdom · comedy, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1967 #6 · Ebert's annual top 10 1967 #11

    0.502 citations
  3. 3
    I'm All Right Jack

    1959 · United Kingdom · comedy

    BFI Top 100 British films #47 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.442 citations
  4. 4
    Seven Days to Noon

    1950 · United Kingdom · thriller, drama, crime

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation

Complete filmography

All 12 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.