John Ford Films
Pattern Statistics
6
Movies
6.9
Avg Arcplot
125
Avg Runtime
1940-1963
Year Range
7.5
Avg IMDb
89%
Avg RT
81
Avg Metacritic
$78M
Total Box Office
15.0
Avg Plot Points
John Ford - Story Architecture Patterns
John Ford's filmography, stretching across 23 years from 1940 to 1963, showcases flexible handling of classical narrative structure. Across 6 works examined on Arcplot, the average structural score of 6.9 suggests a balance between convention and innovation.
In terms of narrative architecture, the director's strongest examples are Donovan's Reef (7.6), How Green Was My Valley (7.3), and How the West Was Won (7.3).
Genre Exploration
John Ford's filmography frequently engages with Drama (4 films), Western (3 films), Adventure (1 film), demonstrating concentrated narrative territory.
Maintaining an average runtime of 2 hours and 5 minutes, John Ford works within traditional feature lengths.
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