- Films
- 6
- Avg rating
- 7.18
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
Merian by the numbers
Average
7.18
4 rated films
Vote weighted
7.27
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.74
rating spread
Career
28y
1925 to 1952
Total votes
102K
across every film
Best
7.9
King Kong
Worst
6.4
The Last Days of Pompeii
Newest first
Filmography
| 1952 | This Is Cinerama | · | 614 |
| 1935 | The Last Days of Pompeii | 6.4 | 1,452 |
| 1933 |  King Kong | 7.9 | 96,767 |
| 1929 | The Four Feathers | · | 393 |
| 1927 | Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness | 6.7 | 1,277 |
| 1925 | Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life | 7.7 | 1,335 |
Better together?
Merian C. Cooper's regulars
- Ernest B. SchoedsackWriter · 3 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.60
- Fay WrayDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.90 avg▲+1.01
- Ruth RoseWriter · 2 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.35
- James Ashmore CreelmanWriter · 2 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.15
- John GuillerminWriter · 2 films · 5.00 avg▼−1.33
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Merian C. Cooper
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 1953John Ford and Merian C. Cooper, Producers
- WonHonorary Award · Academy Awards 1953Merian C. Cooper
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