History of Movies.

William A. Wellman

8.51body-of-work score · ranked #94 of 1774 directors · 8 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. 1Wings19273.61
  2. 2A Star Is Born19371.29
  3. 3The Ox-Bow Incident19431.13
  4. 4Viva Villa!19340.90
  5. 5Battleground19500.90
  6. 6The Public Enemy19310.23
  7. 7Wild Boys of the Road19330.23
  8. 8The Story of G.I. Joe19450.23