History of Movies.

Leo McCarey

12.13body-of-work score · ranked #48 of 1774 directors · 10 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. 1Going My Way19444.23Must-See #85
  2. 2The Awful Truth19371.60
  3. 3Ruggles of Red Gap19351.43
  4. 4Duck Soup19331.32
  5. 5Love Affair19391.06
  6. 6Make Way for Tomorrow19370.91
  7. 7The Bells of St. Mary's19450.90
  8. 8Mighty Like a Moose19260.23
  9. 9Pass the Gravy19280.23
  10. 10Big Business19290.23