Richard Brooks

American screenwriter, film director and producer (1912-1992)

2.84body-of-work score · ranked #388 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born: May 18, 1912 · Philadelphia
Died: March 11, 1992 · Studio City
Nationality: United States
Work: screenwriter, film producer, film director, novelist
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

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
Elmer Gantry
1960 · United States · drama
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1960 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1961 #9 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
1.034 citations
2
In Cold Blood
1967 · United States · drama, documentary, crime
National Film Registry (inducted 2008) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #781
0.694 citations
3
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958 · United States · drama
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1958 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.622 citations
4
Blackboard Jungle
1955 · United States · drama
National Film Registry (inducted 2016) · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.342 citations
5
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977 · United States · drama
Sarris's annual top 10 1977 #7
0.171 citation

Complete filmography

All 25 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

1944Return to Guam
1950Crisis
1951The Light Touch
1952Deadline – U.S.A.
1953Battle Circus
1953Take the High Ground!
1954Flame and the Flesh
1954La Dernière Fois que j'ai vu Paris
1955Blackboard Jungle
1955The Catered Affair
1956The Last Hunt
1957Something of Value
1958Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958The Brothers Karamazov
1960Elmer Gantry
1962Sweet Bird of Youth
1965Lord Jim
1966The Professionals
1967In Cold Blood
1969The Happy Ending
1971$
1975Bite the Bullet
1977Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1982Wrong Is Right
1985Fever Pitch