Sam Wood
Director, producer, actor (1883-1949)
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- July 10, 1883 · Philadelphia
- Died
- September 22, 1949 · Hollywood
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, actor, film actor
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
1939 · United States · romance, drama, war
Oscar Best Picture winner 1939 · AFI 100 (2007) #6 · AFI 100 (1998) #4
3.687 citations - 2
1939 · United Kingdom · drama
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1939 · BFI Top 100 British films #72 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.863 citations - 3
1942 · United States · drama, biography
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1942 · National Film Registry (inducted 2024) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.843 citations - 4
1935 · United States · musical
AFI 100 (2007) #85 · National Film Registry (inducted 1993) · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.653 citations - 5Our TownOur Town (1940 film)
1940 · United States · drama, fantasy, romance
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1940 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.622 citations - 6
1942 · United States · war, romance, drama
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1943 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.622 citations - 70.451 citation
- 80.451 citation
- 90.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 85 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1918The Squaw Man
- 1919Don't Change Your Husband
- 1919For Better, for Worse
- 1920A City Sparrow
- 1920Double Speed
- 1920Excuse My Dust
- 1920Her Beloved Villain
- 1920Her First Elopement
- 1920Sick Abed
- 1920The Dancin' Fool
- 1920What's Your Hurry?
- 1921Don't Tell Everything
- 1921Peck's Bad Boy
- 1921The Great Moment
- 1921The Outside Woman
- 1921The Snob
- 1921Under the Lash
- 1922Beyond the Rocks
- 1922Her Gilded Cage
- 1922Her Husband's Trademark
- 1922My American Wife
- 1922The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
- 1923Bluebeard's 8th Wife
- 1923His Children's Children
- 1923Prodigal Daughters
- 1924Bluff
- 1924The Female
- 1924The Mine with the Iron Door
- 1924The Next Corner
- 1925The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
- 1926Fascinating Youth
- 1926One Minute to Play
- 1927A Racing Romero
- 1927Rookies
- 1927The Fair Co-Ed
- 1928Queen Kelly
- 1928Telling the World
- 1928The Latest from Paris
- 1929It's a Great Life
- 1929So This Is College
- 1930
- 1930Paid
- 1930The Girl Said No
- 1930The Sins of the Children
- 1930Way for a Sailor
- 1931A Tailor Made Man
- 1931New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
- 1931The Man in Possession
- 1932Huddle
- 1932Prosperity
- 1933Christopher Bean
- 1933Hold Your Man
- 1933The Barbarian
- 1933The Cat and the Fiddle
- 1934Hollywood Party
- 1934Stamboul Quest
- 1934The Girl from Missouri
- 1935A Night at the Opera
- 1935Rendezvous
- 1935The Legion of Valour
- 1935Whipsaw
- 1936The Unguarded Hour
- 1937A Day at the Races
- 1937Madame X
- 1937Navy Blue and Gold
- 1938Lord Jeff
- 1938Stablemates
- 1939Gone with the Wind
- 1939Goodbye, Mr. Chips
- 1939Raffles
- 1940Kitty Foyle
- 1940Our Town
- 1940Rangers of Fortune
- 1941The Devil and Miss Jones
- 1942For Whom the Bell Tolls
- 1942Kings Row
- 1942The Pride of the Yankees
- 1944Casanova Brown
- 1945Guest Wife
- 1945Saratoga Trunk
- 1946Heartbeat
- 1947Ivy
- 1948Command Decision
- 1950Ambush
- 1950The Stratton Story