History of Movies.

King Vidor

8.17body-of-work score · ranked #102 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 Wizard of Oz19393.03
  2. 2The Champ19310.90
  3. 3The Citadel19380.90
  4. 4The Big Parade19250.73
  5. 5The Crowd19280.61
  6. 6The Stranger's Return19330.43
  7. 7Street Scene19310.39
  8. 8Cynara19320.32
  9. 9Show People19280.23
  10. 10Hallelujah!19290.23
  11. 11Our Daily Bread19340.23
  12. 12Stella Dallas19370.18