- Films
- 25
- Avg rating
- 6.65
- Peak run
- 1946’50
- 7+ run
- 2 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
Niven by the numbers
Average
6.65
13 rated films
Vote weighted
6.69
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.50
rating spread
Career
27y
1932 to 1958
Total votes
99.1K
across every film
Best
7.4
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Worst
6.6
Gigi
Newest first
Filmography
| 1958 |  Gigi | 6.6 | 25,208 |
| 1955 | The Treasure of Pancho Villa | · | 590 |
| 1953 | The Man from the Alamo | 6.4 | 2,386 |
| 1953 | The Moonlighter | · | 877 |
| 1951 | Distant Drums | 6.3 | 2,656 |
| 1950 | The Capture | · | 785 |
| 1950 | The Furies | 7.2 | 4,421 |
| 1947 | Moss Rose | · | 935 |
| 1947 | Pursued | 7.2 | 4,379 |
| 1946 |  Duel in the Sun | 6.7 | 10,629 |
| 1946 |  The Postman Always Rings Twice | 7.4 | 25,218 |
| 1946 | Till the End of Time | 6.7 | 1,826 |
| 1941 | Belle Starr | 5.7 | 1,155 |
| 1940 | The Westerner | 7.2 | 7,675 |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | · | 625 |
| 1939 | Off the Record | · | 273 |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago | 6.7 | 2,891 |
| 1934 | Babbitt | · | 369 |
| 1934 | The Big Shakedown | 6.2 | 1,234 |
| 1934 | He Was Her Man | · | 807 |
Better together?
Niven Busch's regulars
- Lloyd BaconWriter · 2 films
- Raoul WalshWriter · 2 films · 6.75 avg▲+0.07
- William DieterleWriter · 2 films · 6.70 avg●−0.02
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Niven Busch
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Original Story · Academy Awards 1938Niven Busch
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.