History of Movies.

John Ford

22.55body-of-work score · ranked #12 of 1774 directors · 17 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. 1How Green Was My Valley19413.73
  2. 2The Grapes of Wrath19402.53
  3. 3Stagecoach19392.52
  4. 4The Searchers19562.36
  5. 5My Darling Clementine19461.71
  6. 6The Informer19351.51
  7. 7The Quiet Man19521.48
  8. 8How the West Was Won19621.13
  9. 9The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance19621.00
  10. 10Arrowsmith19310.90
  11. 11The Long Voyage Home19400.90
  12. 12Mister Roberts19550.90
  13. 13Mogambo19530.60
  14. 14Young Mr. Lincoln19390.39
  15. 157 Women19660.36
  16. 16Two Rode Together19610.29
  17. 17The Iron Horse19240.23