- Films
- 34
- Avg rating
- 6.89
- Peak run
- 2001’08
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 2
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
Ron by the numbers
Average
6.89
31 rated films
Vote weighted
6.91
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.73
rating spread
Career
48y
1977 to 2024
Total votes
5.34M
across every film
Best
8.2
A Beautiful Mind
Worst
5.3
The Dilemma
Newest first
Filmography
| 2001 |  Osmosis Jones | Tom Colonic | 6.3 | 41,960 |
| 2000 | The Independent | Ron Howard | 5.9 | 1,284 |
| 1979 | More American Graffiti | Steve Bolander | 5.4 | 5,647 |
| 1977 | Grand Theft Auto | Sam Freeman | 5.4 | 3,214 |
| 1976 | Eat My Dust | Hoover Niebold | 5.4 | 1,216 |
| 1976 |  The Shootist | Gillom Rogers | 7.6 | 29,776 |
| 1974 | The Spikes Gang | Les | 6.4 | 2,320 |
| 1973 |  American Graffiti | Steve | 7.4 | 107K |
| 1970 | The Wild Country | Virgil Tanner | · | 408 |
| 1965 | Village of the Giants | Genius | 3.8 | 3,092 |
| 1963 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Eddie Corbett | 6.8 | 3,846 |
| 1962 |  The Music Man | Winthrop Paroo | 7.7 | 21,068 |
| 1961 | Five Minutes to Live | Bobby Wilson | 5.5 | 1,259 |
| 1959 | The Journey | Billy Rhinelander | 6.8 | 2,024 |
Better together?
Ron Howard's regulars
- Hans ZimmerComposer · 10 films · 6.72 avg
- Salvatore TotinoCinematographer · 8 films · 6.71 avg
- James HornerComposer · 7 films · 7.06 avg
- Tom HanksDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.72 avg▼−0.16
- Lowell GanzWriter · 5 films · 6.46 avg▼−0.11
- Babaloo MandelWriter · 5 films · 6.46 avg▼−0.11
- Akiva GoldsmanWriter · 4 films · 7.40 avg▲+0.85
- Donald PetermanCinematographer · 4 films · 6.43 avg
- Mark MonroeWriter · 3 films · 7.67 avg▲+0.43
- David KoeppWriter · 3 films · 6.53 avg▼−0.15
- Dan BrownWriter · 3 films · 6.53 avg▼−0.18
- Michael KeatonDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.13
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Ron Howard
6 nominations, 4 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 2009Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 2009Ron Howard
- WonBest Picture · Academy Awards 2002Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Producers
- WonBest Director · Academy Awards 2002Ron Howard
- WonBest Director · Critics Choice Awards 2002Ron Howard
- WonOutstanding Directing, Feature Film · Directors Guild Awards 2002Ron Howard
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.