- Films
- 37
- Avg rating
- 6.66
- Peak run
- 1951’55
- 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
6.66
28 rated films
Vote weighted
6.72
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.62
rating spread
Career
31y
1946 to 1976
Total votes
602K
across every film
Best
8.2
The Great Escape
Worst
5.9
Marooned
Newest first
Filmography
| 1976 |  The Eagle Has Landed | 6.9 | 27,673 |
| 1974 | McQ | 6.2 | 6,631 |
| 1973 | Chino | 6.0 | 3,211 |
| 1972 |  Joe Kidd | 6.4 | 23,170 |
| 1971 |  Le Mans | 6.7 | 13,520 |
| 1969 | Marooned | 5.9 | 6,609 |
| 1968 |  Ice Station Zebra | 6.6 | 13,153 |
| 1967 | Hour of the Gun | 6.6 | 5,460 |
| 1965 | The Hallelujah Trail | 6.4 | 5,022 |
| 1965 | The Satan Bug | 6.1 | 3,615 |
| 1963 |  The Great Escape | 8.2 | 281K |
| 1962 | Sergeants 3 | 5.9 | 1,463 |
| 1961 | By Love Possessed | · | 740 |
| 1960 |  The Magnificent Seven | 7.7 | 112K |
| 1959 |  Last Train from Gun Hill | 7.3 | 9,972 |
| 1959 | Never So Few | 5.8 | 3,768 |
| 1958 | Saddle the Wind | 6.6 | 1,913 |
| 1958 | The Law and Jake Wade | 6.8 | 3,217 |
| 1958 | The Old Man and the Sea | 6.9 | 9,427 |
| 1957 |  Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | 7.1 | 19,156 |
Better together?
John Sturges's regulars
- Elmer BernsteinComposer · 6 films · 7.02 avg
- David RaksinComposer · 4 films · 7.10 avg
- Steve McQueenDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.34
- Dimitri TiomkinComposer · 4 films · 7.03 avg
- Robert SurteesCinematographer · 4 films · 6.48 avg
- Charles LangCinematographer · 3 films · 7.37 avg
- Charles BronsonDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.80
- Donald PleasenceDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.17 avg▲+0.81
- Joseph RuttenbergCinematographer · 3 films · 7.10 avg
- Spencer TracyDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.29
- John AltonCinematographer · 3 films · 7.00 avg
- W.R. BurnettWriter · 3 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.19
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On John Sturges
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1956John Sturges
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