Douglas Fowley’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Douglas Fowley has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1950s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Singin' in the Rain.
Recurring themes

The African Queen
1952
Romance · Adventure

The Quiet Man
1952
Romance · Comedy

The Space Between Us
2017
Romance · Adventure

The Karate Kid Part II
1986
Adventure · Drama

Every Which Way but Loose
1978
Action · Comedy

Sultan
2016
Drama · Action

The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream
2008
Romance · Drama

The Incredible Hulk Returns
1988
Action · Drama

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
Dir. Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly · With Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds

Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.
Dir. William A. Wellman · With Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban

The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.
Dir. Byron Haskin · With Eleanor Parker, Charlton Heston, Abraham Sofaer

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.
Dir. Ernest B. Schoedsack · With Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong