- Films
- 23
- Avg rating
- 6.87
- Peak run
- 1942’52
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes
Horace by the numbers
Average
6.87
10 rated films
Vote weighted
6.92
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
39y
1936 to 1974
Total votes
49.9K
across every film
Best
7.8
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Worst
5.9
Bad for Each Other
Newest first
Filmography
| 1974 | No Pockets in a Shroud | · | 307 |
| 1969 |  They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | 7.8 | 22,086 |
| 1955 | Rage at Dawn | 6.0 | 1,648 |
| 1955 | The Road to Denver | · | 402 |
| 1955 | Texas Lady | · | 375 |
| 1954 | Dangerous Mission | · | 986 |
| 1953 | Bad for Each Other | 5.9 | 1,193 |
| 1952 | The Lusty Men | 7.3 | 4,173 |
| 1952 | Montana Belle | · | 610 |
| 1952 | The Turning Point | 6.8 | 2,029 |
| 1952 | The World in His Arms | 6.8 | 2,568 |
| 1950 | The Fireball | · | 404 |
| 1950 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | 7.1 | 2,913 |
| 1943 | Appointment in Berlin | · | 310 |
| 1943 | Flight for Freedom | · | 330 |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim | 7.5 | 4,614 |
| 1942 | Valley of the Sun | · | 549 |
| 1941 | Texas | 6.7 | 1,616 |
| 1940 | Texas Rangers Ride Again | · | 258 |
| 1939 | Island of Lost Men | · | 253 |
Better together?
Horace McCoy's regulars
- Raoul WalshWriter · 2 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.37
- George MarshallWriter · 2 films · 6.70 avg●0.00
- Tim WhelanWriter · 2 films · 6.00 avg▼−0.79
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Horace McCoy
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