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Nov 20, 2020 · It can be difficult to nail down what distinguishes a Ron Howard movie, other than his notorious competence and professionalism, but we might argue that the through line is good-heartedness:...
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- Apollo 13. Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon. 212 votes. Apollo 13, a gripping space docudrama, chronicles the real-life, perilous lunar mission of 1970. The film features astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), command module pilot Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise), and flight director Gene Kranz (Ed Harris).
- A Beautiful Mind. Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly. 162 votes. Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director. A Beautiful Mind is a biographical drama, chronicling the life of John Nash (Russell Crowe), an extraordinary mathematician grappling with schizophrenia.
- Cinderella Man. Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti. 123 votes. Set in the Great Depression, Cinderella Man is a biographical sports drama that tells the tale of James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), a once-successful boxer forced into retirement after a string of losses.
- Cocoon. Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Brian Dennehy. 131 votes. In Cocoon, a group of elderly Floridian friends, including Ben Luckett (Wilford Brimley) and Art Selwyn (Don Ameche), stumble upon an abandoned pool infused with an alien life force.
"It can be difficult to nail down what distinguishes a Ron Howard movie, other than his notorious competence and professionalism, but we might argue that the through line is good-heartedness: Even when his movies are dark, they express the fundamental view that the world is going to turn out okay.
- Apollo 13 (1995) Despite stiff competition, if you ask most people what is the best Ron Howard film, many will answer Apollo 13. The movie cemented Ron Howard’s career as a fantastic filmmaker through the story of the 1970 Nasa mission.
- Frost/Nixon (2008) Frost/Nixon tends to sit at number two in most lists of Howard’s films, and for good reason. While it’s not as good as the number one pick, it’s still one of his greatest achievements and manages to evoke sympathy for Nixon, who is played by Frank Langella, which is impressive enough on its own.
- A Beautiful Mind (2001) A Beautiful Mind has the highest score on IMDb out of any of Ron Howard’s other films and for good reason. The film was nominated for 8 Oscars and won Best Picture, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
- Cinderella Man (2005) Cinderella Man is another sports-centric movie, featuring a collaboration between Ron Howard and Russell Crowe, who also stars in the next film on this list.
- Made in America (2013) Ron Howard directs the rockumentary his own way. In its first year (Sept 2012) of Philadelphia’s now annual music festival, Howard nabs interviews with the performers, intercutting festival footage with their backstories of what led them to success.
- Grand Theft Auto (1977) As opposed to the first studio pictures of Steven Spielberg (The Sugarland Express) or Michael Cimino (Thunderbolt and Lightfoot) – there is nothing strikingly cinematic about Howard’s directorial debut.
- Backdraft (1991) The pre-show to Howard’s becoming a power-house director. Backdraft is a dress rehearsal for the dramas that would follow: two main characters (Frost/Nixon); the pressure of family life stability (Cinderella Man); a rousing bombasting musical score (Far & Away); and show-stopping acting performances, courtesy of Robert DeNiro and Donald Sutherland.
- The Da Vinci Code (2006) Similar to The Dilemma, The Da Vinci Code is a “Ron Howard film” by attributes only – lacking the tone of his other work. The first 30 minutes introduces the audience to a wide variety of characters, a plot with many moving parts, characters driven by peculiar agendas, Hans Zimmer’s emotionally heavy score, and lead characters thrown into a mess they cannot run away from.
Feb 23, 2024 · Let’s take a photo gallery tour of his 17 greatest feature films, ranked from worst to best. Keep in mind that our gallery strictly focuses on his directing career and leaves out his terrific ...
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Aug 28, 2021 · Ron Howard has made almost 30 feature films, some of them great, some of them not so much. We've ranked all of them — where did your favorite land?
