- Films
- 41
- Avg rating
- 7.01
- Peak run
- 1938’41
- Oscar noms
- 1
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 director, films with 1,000+ votes
Howard by the numbers
Average
7.01
35 rated films
Vote weighted
7.08
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.65
rating spread
Career
45y
1926 to 1970
Total votes
716K
across every film
Best
7.9
The Big Sleep
Worst
5.4
The Outlaw
Newest first
Filmography
| 1970 |  Rio Lobo | 6.7 | 15,479 |
| 1966 |  El Dorado | 7.5 | 33,995 |
| 1965 | Red Line 7000 | 5.6 | 1,309 |
| 1964 | Man's Favorite Sport? | 7.0 | 6,967 |
| 1962 |  Hatari! | 7.1 | 16,018 |
| 1959 |  Rio Bravo | 7.9 | 74,565 |
| 1955 | Land of the Pharaohs | 6.6 | 5,437 |
| 1953 |  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | 7.1 | 47,171 |
| 1952 | The Big Sky | 6.9 | 5,387 |
| 1952 |  Monkey Business | 6.9 | 16,979 |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | 7.2 | 3,466 |
| 1951 |  The Thing from Another World | 7.0 | 36,159 |
| 1949 |  I Was a Male War Bride | 7.0 | 9,960 |
| 1948 |  Red River | 7.7 | 38,492 |
| 1948 | A Song Is Born | 6.9 | 3,203 |
| 1946 |  The Big Sleep | 7.9 | 95,167 |
| 1944 | To Have and Have Not | 7.8 | 41,656 |
| 1943 | Air Force | 7.0 | 4,220 |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | · | 662 |
| 1943 | The Outlaw | 5.4 | 5,453 |
Better together?
Howard Hawks's regulars
- Ben HechtWriter · 8 films · 6.87 avg▼−0.06
- Russell HarlanCinematographer · 7 films · 7.17 avg
- Walter BrennanDirector and actor · 6 films · 7.43 avg▲+0.40
- Dimitri TiomkinComposer · 6 films · 7.28 avg
- Jules FurthmanWriter · 6 films · 7.23 avg▲+0.20
- William FaulknerWriter · 6 films · 7.04 avg▲+0.11
- Leigh BrackettWriter · 5 films · 7.42 avg▲+0.19
- Cary GrantDirector and actor · 5 films · 7.42 avg▲+0.46
- John WayneDirector and actor · 5 films · 7.38 avg▲+0.64
- Seton I. MillerWriter · 5 films · 7.23 avg▲+0.26
- Charles LedererWriter · 5 films · 7.16 avg▲+0.19
- Gregg TolandCinematographer · 5 films · 6.70 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Howard Hawks
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonHonorary Award · Academy Awards 1975Howard Hawks
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1942Howard Hawks
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