- Films
- 38
- Avg rating
- 6.69
- Peak run
- 1948’51
- 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
John by the numbers
Average
6.69
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.71
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.42
rating spread
Career
24y
1936 to 1959
Total votes
105K
across every film
Best
7.6
The Big Clock
Worst
6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
Newest first
Filmography
| 1959 | John Paul Jones | 6.3 | 1,540 |
| 1957 | The Unholy Wife | · | 761 |
| 1956 |  Around the World in 80 Days | 6.7 | 32,427 |
| 1956 | Back from Eternity | 6.6 | 1,770 |
| 1955 | The Sea Chase | 6.4 | 3,892 |
| 1954 | A Bullet Is Waiting | · | 692 |
| 1953 |  Hondo | 7.0 | 14,308 |
| 1953 | Plunder of the Sun | · | 943 |
| 1953 | Ride, Vaquero! | 6.1 | 1,268 |
| 1952 | Botany Bay | · | 726 |
| 1951 | His Kind of Woman | 7.0 | 5,718 |
| 1951 | Red Mountain | · | 804 |
| 1951 | Submarine Command | · | 842 |
| 1950 | Copper Canyon | · | 881 |
| 1950 | Where Danger Lives | 6.7 | 3,863 |
| 1949 | Alias Nick Beal | 7.1 | 1,821 |
| 1949 | Red, Hot and Blue | · | 322 |
| 1948 | Beyond Glory | · | 340 |
| 1948 |  The Big Clock | 7.6 | 11,119 |
| 1948 | Night Has a Thousand Eyes | 7.1 | 2,323 |
Better together?
John Farrow's regulars
- Jonathan LatimerWriter · 10 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.27
- Victor YoungComposer · 9 films · 6.87 avg
- Alan LaddDirector and actor · 6 films
- John F. SeitzCinematographer · 5 films · 7.35 avg
- William BendixDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.16
- L. William O'ConnellCinematographer · 4 films
- Ray MillandDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.93 avg▲+0.32
- Franz WaxmanComposer · 4 films · 6.85 avg
- Roy WebbComposer · 4 films · 6.73 avg
- Kay FrancisDirector and actor · 3 films
- John LitelDirector and actor · 3 films
- George MacreadyDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.35 avg▲+0.72
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On John Farrow
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1957James Poe, John Farrow, S.J. Perelman
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1943John Farrow
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