Richard Brooks Movie Rankings
1
Richard Brooks scores a combined 3.0370 out of 4 stars for In Cold Blood
3.0370
Two young men are ineffectual individually, but when together become violent criminals. They break into a wealthy farmer's home only to find that there is nearly no money at the home and murder the entire family to avoid identification. ... more about In Cold Blood
DVD from $6.99 
(19 sellers)
2
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.8430 out of 4 stars for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2.8430
Based on the play by Tennessee Williams: A party is planned for the 65th birthday of family patriarch 'Big Daddy', but not everyone is in a festive mood. ... more about Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
DVD from $7.00 
(25 sellers)
3
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.7841 out of 4 stars for Bite the Bullet
2.7841
At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. ... more about Bite the Bullet
DVD from $2.00 
(22 sellers)
4
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.7486 out of 4 stars for Professionals
2.7486
A rich Texan, J.W. Grant, selects three men and invites them to his private train to offer them a contract: Rescue his wife who has been kidnapped by a Mexican revolutionary. ... more about Professionals
DVD from $3.95 
(17 sellers)
5
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.7120 out of 4 stars for Elmer Gantry
2.7120
Elmer Gantry, salesman, teams up with Sister Sharon Falconer, evangelist, to sell religion to America in the 1920's. They make enough money to build a temple, and Sister Sharon falls for Elmer. ... more about Elmer Gantry
DVD from $6.05 
(17 sellers)
6
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.6893 out of 4 stars for Brothers Karamazov
2.6893
Ryevsk, Russia, 1870. Tensions abound in the Karamazov family. Fyodor is a wealthy libertine who holds his purse strings tightly. ... more about Brothers Karamazov
Not Available on DVD
8
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.6082 out of 4 stars for Sweet Bird of Youth
2.6082
Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. With him is a faded film star he picked up along the way, Alexandra Del Lago. ... more about Sweet Bird of Youth
DVD from $3.10 
(21 sellers)
9
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.5805 out of 4 stars for Blackboard Jungle
2.5805
The Original 50's classic about a decent middle aged school teacher who goes to teach in an unruly high school filled with thugs led by Vic Morrow. This is the original film that has had several unofficial updated remakes over the years. ... more about Blackboard Jungle
DVD from $8.00 
(21 sellers)
10
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.4897 out of 4 stars for Wrong Is Right
2.4897
A satire of American news reporting, Covert Agencies, and political system. ... more about Wrong Is Right
DVD from $8.25 
(7 sellers)
11
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.1849 out of 4 stars for Looking for Mr. Goodbar
2.1849
Theresa is a successful teacher of deaf children during the day but after a short unhappy affair starts to spend her nights cruising bars. ... more about Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Not Available on DVD
12
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.1773 out of 4 stars for Catered Affair
2.1773
At breakfast, Jane announces that she and Ralph are getting married the next week. All Jane and Ralph want is a small wedding with the immediate family and no reception. ... more about Catered Affair
Not Available on DVD
13
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.1337 out of 4 stars for $
2.1337
Several criminals use safe deposit boxes in a German bank to store large amounts of illicit cash. An employee of the bank learns who they are by means of a prostitute they all patronize, and devises a clever plan with her to steal the money. ... more about $
Not Available on DVD
14
Richard Brooks scores a combined 2.1126 out of 4 stars for Last Time I Saw Paris
2.1126
Charles returns to Paris to reminisce about the life he led in Paris after it was liberated. He worked on "Stars and Stripes" when he met Marion and Helen. ... more about Last Time I Saw Paris
DVD from $0.22 
(18 sellers)
15
Richard Brooks scores a combined 1.7359 out of 4 stars for Something of Value
1.7359
Even though Peter and Kimani grow up together, Kimani soon finds that different races are treated differently. ... more about Something of Value
Not Available on DVD
16
Richard Brooks scores a combined 1.7176 out of 4 stars for Take the High Ground!
1.7176
Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as an instructor to privates in a southern state of the USA. ... more about Take the High Ground!
Not Available on DVD
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Richard Brooks scores a combined 1.6309 out of 4 stars for Crisis
1.6309
Dr Ferguson is a brain surgeon, on vacation with his wife in a small Spanish-speaking country. This is actually a dictatorship ruled by tyrant Raoul Farrago. As they leave the country, Dr and Madam are arrested and lead to Farrago. ... more about Crisis
Not Available on DVD
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Richard Brooks scores a combined 1.4893 out of 4 stars for Last Hunt
1.4893
Set in the early 1880s, this is the story of one of the last buffalo hunts in the Northwest. Sandy McKinzie is tired of hunting buffalo, and tired of killing-Charley on the other hand relishes the hunt and enjoys killing buffalo and Indians. ... more about Last Hunt
Not Available on DVD
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Richard Brooks scores a combined 1.2062 out of 4 stars for Battle Circus
1.2062
Nurse Lt. Ruth McGara is assigned to a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) unit near the front lines of the Korean War. There she meets and is roughly romanced by Major Jed Webbe, one of the unit's surgeons. ... more about Battle Circus
Not Available on DVD
20
Richard Brooks scores a combined 1.0419 out of 4 stars for Light Touch
1.0419
Sam and Felix are art thieves. Sam has just stolen a picture from a museum in Italy, but told Felix that it was lost in a boat accident. He wants copies made to sell while he will sell the original and get paid both ways. ... more about Light Touch
Not Available on DVD
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Richard Brooks scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Deadline - U.S.A.
0.0001
Ed Hutcheson, tough editor of the New York 'Day', finds that the late owner's heirs are selling the crusading paper to a strictly commercial rival. At first he sees impending unemployment as an opportunity to win back his estranged wife Nora. ... more about Deadline - U.S.A.
Not Available on DVD
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Richard Brooks scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Fever Pitch
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Richard Brooks scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Flame and the Flesh
0.0001
American Madeline (Lana Turner), a no-better-than-she-has-to-be (and then only when pushed)traveler arrives in Naples. ... more about Flame and the Flesh
Not Available on DVD
 
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Birthdate:
May 13, 1940

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Career Span:

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# Movies
Movie Score
1950s
13
total ranking of 2.0995  2.0995
1960s
6
total ranking of 2.7972  2.7972
1970s
3
total ranking of 1.7976  1.7976
1980s
2
total ranking of 1.2997  1.2997
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Director Score:
2.4976
Richard Brooks is ranked overall as 2.4976 of of 4 stars
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