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John Huston

9.77body-of-work score · ranked #71 of 1774 directors · 12 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 Treasure of the Sierra Madre19482.46
  2. 2The Maltese Falcon19411.99
  3. 3The Dead19871.30
  4. 4The African Queen19510.92
  5. 5Moulin Rouge19520.90
  6. 6Prizzi's Honor19850.90
  7. 7The Asphalt Jungle19500.39
  8. 8The Battle of San Pietro19450.23
  9. 9Let There Be Light19460.23
  10. 10Wise Blood19790.16
  11. 11Under the Volcano19840.16
  12. 12Beat the Devil19530.13