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All John Sturges Movies Ranked

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  • Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)

    1. The Great Escape

    19632h 52mApproved86Metascore
    8.2 (269K)
    Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II making a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of their men, hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSteve McQueenJames GarnerRichard Attenborough
  • Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven (1960)

    2. The Magnificent Seven

    19602h 8mApproved74Metascore
    7.7 (107K)
    Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsYul BrynnerSteve McQueenCharles Bronson
  • Spencer Tracy, Anne Francis, and Robert Ryan in Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

    3. Bad Day at Black Rock

    19551h 21mApproved
    7.7 (25K)
    Following World War II, a one-armed stranger arrives in a tiny California desert town, but finds the residents hostile and protecting a terrible secret they want to keep hidden, by violent means if necessary.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSpencer TracyRobert RyanAnne Francis
  • Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Earl Holliman, and Ziva Rodann in Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)

    4. Last Train from Gun Hill

    19591h 35mApproved
    7.3 (9.3K)
    A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for his role in the rape and murder of the marshal's Native American wife.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsKirk DouglasAnthony QuinnCarolyn Jones
  • Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Rhonda Fleming, and Jo Van Fleet in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

    5. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    19572h 2mApproved56Metascore
    7.1 (18K)
    Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsBurt LancasterKirk DouglasRhonda Fleming
  • Mystery Street (1950)

    6. Mystery Street

    19501h 33mApproved
    7.2 (3.7K)
    A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsRicardo MontalbanSally ForrestBruce Bennett
  • Kind Lady (1951)

    7. Kind Lady

    19511h 18mApproved
    7.1 (1.2K)
    Mary Herries (Ethel Barrymore) has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. One day she meets a strange young painter named Harry Springer Elcott (Maurice Evans), who uses his painting skill to enter into her life. Little does she expect that his only interest in her is to covet everything she has.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsEthel BarrymoreMaurice EvansAngela Lansbury
  • Jenny Agutter, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, and Donald Sutherland in The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

    8. The Eagle Has Landed

    19762h 3mPG61Metascore
    6.9 (26K)
    A German plot to kidnap Prime Minister Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsMichael CaineDonald SutherlandRobert Duvall
  • Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, and Patricia Owens in The Law and Jake Wade (1958)

    9. The Law and Jake Wade

    19581h 26mApproved
    6.8 (3K)
    Marshal Jake Wade aids outlaw Clint Hollister escape jail but Clint wants to know where Wade hid an old hold-up loot taken while both men were outlaws in the same gang.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsRobert TaylorRichard WidmarkPatricia Owens
  • James Garner and Jason Robards in Hour of the Gun (1967)

    10. Hour of the Gun

    19671h 40mApproved68Metascore
    6.6 (5K)
    Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton gang in a fight. In revenge, Clanton's thugs kill the Marshal's brother. Thus, Wyatt starts to chase the killers together with his friend Doc Holliday.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsJames GarnerJason RobardsRobert Ryan
  • William Holden and Eleanor Parker in Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

    11. Escape from Fort Bravo

    19531h 39mApproved
    6.6 (3.3K)
    During the Civil War, a group of Confederates escapes from the Union POW camp at Fort Bravo but has to contend with the desert, the Mescalero Apaches and the pursuing Union troops.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsWilliam HoldenEleanor ParkerJohn Forsythe
  • June Allyson and Arthur Kennedy in The Girl in White (1952)

    12. The Girl in White

    19521h 32m
    6.9 (464)
    A young woman decides to become a doctor at a time when women are not being made welcome in the field of medicine. Eventually, her determination and skills end up earning the respect of her male counterparts.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsJune AllysonArthur KennedyGary Merrill
  • Barbara Stanwyck in Jeopardy (1953)

    13. Jeopardy

    19531h 9mApproved
    6.7 (2.6K)
    A family vacationing on the coast of Mexico have to cope with multiple threats to their safety.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsBarbara StanwyckBarry SullivanRalph Meeker
  • Donna Reed and Richard Widmark in Backlash (1956)

    14. Backlash

    19561h 24mApproved
    6.6 (2K)
    Jim Slater seeks a survivor of the Apache ambush his father died in.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsRichard WidmarkDonna ReedWilliam Campbell
  • Louis Calhern in The Magnificent Yankee (1950)

    15. The Magnificent Yankee

    19501h 29mApproved
    6.7 (693)
    Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsLouis CalhernAnn HardingEduard Franz
  • Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, Yvette Duguay, John Hodiak, and Diana Lynn in The People Against O'Hara (1951)

    16. The People Against O'Hara

    19511h 42mApproved
    6.8 (1.6K)
    Jim Curtayne, formerly a successful defense attorney who is now a recovering alcoholic, attempts a comeback when he defends a neighbor's son facing a homicide charge.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSpencer TracyPat O'BrienDiana Lynn
  • The Old Man and the Sea (1958)

    17. The Old Man and the Sea

    19581h 26mNot Rated49Metascore
    6.9 (9K)
    An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea.
    DirectorsJohn SturgesFred ZinnemannStarsSpencer TracyFelipe PazosHarry Bellaver
  • Randolph Scott, William Bishop, Edgar Buchanan, and Ella Raines in The Walking Hills (1949)

    18. The Walking Hills

    19491h 18mApproved
    6.4 (1.2K)
    A group of treasure hunters search for a wagon load of gold, buried years before in Death Valley.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsRandolph ScottElla RainesWilliam Bishop
  • Burt Lancaster and Lee Remick in The Hallelujah Trail (1965)

    19. The Hallelujah Trail

    19652h 45mApproved
    6.5 (4.7K)
    On its way to Denver, a cargo of whiskey destined for the miners, is sought after by the Temperance League, the U.S. Cavalry, the local Indians and the miners themselves.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsBurt LancasterLee RemickJim Hutton
  • Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd (1972)

    20. Joe Kidd

    19721h 28mPG52Metascore
    6.4 (22K)
    An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsClint EastwoodRobert DuvallJohn Saxon
  • The Satan Bug (1965)

    21. The Satan Bug

    19651h 54mApproved
    6.1 (3.3K)
    A germ that could destroy life on Earth is stolen from a biological warfare lab and the thief threatens to release it into the open prompting world-wide manhunt.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsGeorge MaharisRichard BasehartAnne Francis
  • Anne Francis, Cornel Wilde, and Michael Wilding in The Scarlet Coat (1955)

    22. The Scarlet Coat

    19551h 41mApproved
    6.3 (826)
    During the Revolutionary War, American Major John Boulton feigns desertion in order to uncover a British plot to seize the stronghold of West Point.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsCornel WildeMichael WildingGeorge Sanders
  • John Wayne and Diana Muldaur in McQ (1974)

    23. McQ

    19741h 51mPG
    6.2 (6.3K)
    Seattle cop is caught up in a corrupt police force that he is trying to make right. McQ is a cop with a mission.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsJohn WayneEddie AlbertDiana Muldaur
  • Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Chino (1973)

    24. Chino

    19731h 37mPG
    6.0 (3K)
    A runaway teenager and a mixed-race horse breeder strike an unlikely friendship in the context of common hardships.
    DirectorsJohn SturgesDuilio ColettiStarsCharles BronsonJill IrelandMarcel Bozzuffi
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Rock Hudson, and Patrick McGoohan in Ice Station Zebra (1968)

    25. Ice Station Zebra

    19682h 28mG49Metascore
    6.6 (12K)
    USN nuclear sub USS Tigerfish must rush to the North Pole to rescue the staff of Drift Ice Station Zebra weather station.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsRock HudsonErnest BorgninePatrick McGoohan

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