Rouben Mamoulian
American film and theatre director (1897–1987)
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- October 8, 1897 · Tbilisi
- Died
- December 4, 1987 · Woodland Hills
- Nationality
- Russian Empire, United States
- Work
- film director, theatre director, director, screenwriter
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
1932 · United States · musical, comedy
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1932 #5 · National Film Registry (inducted 1990) · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.844 citations - 20.501 citation
- 3
1931 · United States · horror, sci-fi
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1932 #10 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.462 citations - 40.321 citation
- 50.231 citation
- 60.231 citation
- 7
1940 · United States · action, adventure, romance
National Film Registry (inducted 2009)
0.231 citation - 80.231 citation
- 90.171 citation
Complete filmography
All 18 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1929Applause
- 1931City Streets
- 1931Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- 1932Love Me Tonight
- 1933Queen Christina
- 1933The Song of Songs
- 1934We Live Again
- 1935Becky Sharp
- 1936The Gay Desperado
- 1937High, Wide, and Handsome
- 1939Golden Boy
- 1940The Mark of Zorro
- 1941Blood and Sand
- 1942Rings on Her Fingers
- 1948Summer Holiday
- 1952The Wild Heart
- 1957Silk Stockings
- 1959Porgy and Bess