Is Ron Howard an underrated director?

[Drew Wonder]

It's weird. I've always considered him a decent director who's good at making serviceable though not spectacular films. But because he lacks a signature style and is kind of all over the place when it comes to subject matter I've never looked at him as a true auteur.

Yet when I looked at his filmography, he has some legit classics.

1977 Grand Theft Auto
1982 Night Shift
1984 Splash
1985 Coc00n
1986 Gung Ho
1988 Willow
1989 Parenthood
1991 Backdraft
1992 Far and Away
1994 The Paper
1995 Apollo 13
1996 Ransom
1999 EDtv
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2001 A Beautiful Mind
2003 The Missing
2005 Cinderella Man
2006 The Da Vinci Code
2008 Frost/Nixon
2009 Angels & Demons
2011 The Dilemma
2013 Rush
2015 In the Heart of the Sea
2016 Inferno
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story

Interested in hearing people's takes. Elite director or just a serviceable director for hire?

 

[Devilinurear]

No

You call Ron when you want the job done. He is not a stand out.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Gung Ho is most underrated flick. Michael Keaton was hilarious in that.

Overall he's right in the middle with me.

I love Williow but I don't really love his other movies and he's been very mediocre over the past 20 years.

 

[NZA]

he is accurately rated

 

[HipHopStan]

Out of that filmography: Night Shift, Apollo 13, and Ransom are my top 3. Rush would be my fourth man out. Ron's actually a pretty diverse filmmaker.

 

[steadyrighteous]

No

You call Ron when you want the job done. He is not a stand out.

Yeah he seems like a steady hand.

He’s not gonna blow you away, and if you give him a budget he’s not gonna let you down.

 

[OmegaK2099]

Willow"s a classic that not too many people mention

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Willow"s a classic that not too many people mention

I know. Sad becauze it's a funny and very entertaining.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

*Ron Howard narrates*

He isn't.

 

[steadyrighteous]

*Ron Howard narrates*

He isn't.

 

[Blankthawtz]

fukk Opie....

 

[BXKingPin82]

Is Howard...


THE DUCK an underrated movie!?!















Dont answer that.

 

[Paper Boi]

he's above average, nothing special.

properly rated.

might even go as far as to say i liked the Mandalorian episode that his daughter directed over anything he has ever done.

 

[pickles]

Apollo 13 and Rush were great movies.

 

[StraxStrax]

He has two classics, Apollo 13 and How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and the rest are in the 5-7 out of 10 range.