- Films
- 25
- Avg rating
- 6.59
- Peak run
- 1956’62
- 7+ run
- 4 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
James by the numbers
Average
6.59
19 rated films
Vote weighted
6.67
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.63
rating spread
Career
43y
1949 to 1991
Total votes
401K
across every film
Best
7.9
The Big Country
Worst
6.0
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Newest first
Filmography
| 1991 |  Cape Fear | 7.3 | 251K |
| 1971 | The Organization | 6.0 | 2,541 |
| 1970 | The Hawaiians | 6.2 | 1,658 |
| 1970 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | 6.0 | 5,024 |
| 1969 | Alfred the Great | 6.2 | 1,298 |
| 1969 | Sinful Davey | · | 665 |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | 6.7 | 7,121 |
| 1963 | Kings of the Sun | 6.1 | 2,512 |
| 1962 |  Cape Fear | 7.7 | 36,276 |
| 1962 |  How the West Was Won | 7.1 | 25,928 |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill | 7.0 | 5,922 |
| 1958 |  The Big Country | 7.9 | 24,819 |
| 1956 | Trapeze | 6.8 | 5,886 |
| 1955 | Illegal | 7.0 | 2,815 |
| 1954 | Apache | 6.3 | 5,577 |
| 1954 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue | 5.9 | 1,309 |
| 1954 |  Vera Cruz | 7.0 | 13,205 |
| 1953 | The Charge at Feather River | · | 854 |
| 1952 | The Big Trees | 5.7 | 2,069 |
| 1952 | The Iron Mistress | 6.2 | 1,092 |
Better together?
James R. Webb's regulars
- Gordon DouglasWriter · 3 films · 6.10 avg▼−0.33
- J. Lee ThompsonWriter · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.49
- John FordWriter · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.11
- Robert AldrichWriter · 2 films · 6.65 avg●0.00
- Ray EnrightWriter · 2 films · 6.20 avg▼−0.29
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On James R. Webb
1 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1964James R. Webb
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