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by Frank Showalter

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John Huston

Director, writer, and performer with 30 reviewed and 19 watchlist titles.

49 Results
Release Year
  1. 1932
    1. Writer
      Murders in the Rue Morgue  1932D-: 1.5 stars (out of 5)
  2. 1938
    1. Writer
      Jezebel  1938D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    2. Writer
      The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse  1938B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
  3. 1941
    1. Writer
      High Sierra  1941B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
    2. Writer
      Sergeant York  1941C: 3 stars (out of 5)
    3. Director | Writer
      The Maltese Falcon  1941A: 5 stars (out of 5)
  4. 1942
    1. Director
      In This Our Life  1942
      Because John Huston directed.
    2. Director
      Across the Pacific  1942C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
  5. 1948
    1. Director | Writer
      The Treasure of the Sierra Madre  1948A: 5 stars (out of 5)
    2. Director | Writer
      Key Largo  1948B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
  6. 1949
    1. Director | Writer
      We Were Strangers  1949D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
  7. 1950
    1. Director | Writer
      The Asphalt Jungle  1950B: 4 stars (out of 5)
  8. 1951
    1. Director | Writer
      The Red Badge of Courage  1951C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    2. Director | Writer
      The African Queen  1951B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
  9. 1952
    1. Director | Writer
      Moulin Rouge  1952C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
  10. 1953
    1. Director | Writer
      Beat the Devil  1953
      Because John Huston directed and Humphrey Bogart performed.
  11. 1956
    1. Director | Performer | Writer
      Moby Dick  1956C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
  12. 1957
    1. Director | Writer
      Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison  1957B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
  13. 1958
    1. Director
      The Barbarian and the Geisha  1958
      Because John Huston directed and John Wayne performed.
    2. Director
      The Roots of Heaven  1958
      Because John Huston directed and Errol Flynn performed.
  14. 1960
    1. Director
      The Unforgiven  1960
      Because John Huston directed.
  15. 1961
    1. Director
      The Misfits  1961B: 4 stars (out of 5)
  16. 1962
    1. Director
      Freud  1962
      Because John Huston directed.
  17. 1963
    1. Director
      The List of Adrian Messenger  1963
      Because John Huston directed and Frank Sinatra and Robert Mitchum performed.
  18. 1964
    1. Director | Writer
      The Night of the Iguana  1964B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
  19. 1966
    1. Director | Performer
      The Bible in the Beginning...  1966
      Because John Huston directed.
  20. 1967
    1. Director | Performer
      Casino Royale  1967C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    2. Director
      Reflections in a Golden Eye  1967C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
  21. 1968
    1. Performer
      Candy  1968
      Because James Coburn performed.
  22. 1969
    1. Director
      Sinful Davey  1969
      Because John Huston directed.
    2. Director | Performer
      A Walk with Love and Death  1969
      Because John Huston directed.
  23. 1970
    1. Director | Performer | Writer
      The Kremlin Letter  1970C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
  24. 1972
    1. Director
      Fat City  1972D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    2. Director | Performer
      The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean  1972
      Because John Huston directed.
  25. 1973
    1. Director
      The MacKintosh Man  1973
      Because John Huston directed.
  26. 1974
    1. Performer
      Chinatown  1974A+: 5 stars (out of 5)
  27. 1975
    1. Performer
      The Wind and the Lion  1975
      Because Sean Connery performed.
    2. Director | Writer
      The Man Who Would Be King  1975B: 4 stars (out of 5)
  28. 1977
    1. Performer
      Tentacles  1977D: 2 stars (out of 5)
  29. 1979
    1. Performer
      The Visitor  1979D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    2. Performer
      Jaguar Lives!  1979
      Because Christopher Lee performed.
    3. Director | Performer
      Wise Blood  1979C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
  30. 1980
    1. Director
      Phobia  1980
      Because John Huston directed.
  31. 1981
    1. Director
      Victory  1981
      Because John Huston directed.
  32. 1982
    1. Director
      Annie  1982C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
  33. 1984
    1. Director
      Under the Volcano  1984B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
  34. 1985
    1. Director
      Prizzi's Honor  1985
      Because John Huston directed.
  35. 1987
    1. Director
      The Dead  1987D-: 1.5 stars (out of 5)
  36. 1988
    1. Writer
      Mr. North  1988
      Because Robert Mitchum performed.
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by Frank Showalter

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