History of Movies.

Richard Brooks

2.85body-of-work score · ranked #346 of 1774 directors · 4 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. 1Elmer Gantry19601.20
  2. 2Cat on a Hot Tin Roof19580.90
  3. 3In Cold Blood19670.52
  4. 4Blackboard Jungle19550.23