Phil Karlson — Director · CriticCrunchPhil Karlson
DirectorTitles3
With scores3
Peak decade1970s
Oscar nominated1 title
Phil Karlson has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1970s.
- CriticCrunch Career Percentile
- Top 35%
- Titles Scored
- 3
- Highest-Ranked Title
- Kansas City Confidential (Top 35%)
- Primary Role
- Director
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
By genre
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Phil Karlson’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe
briskdarkintenseapproachable
serious
personal
heartfelt
gritty
tense
Recurring themes
revenge questanti-herocorruptionamerican regional
intensity
intense 6/9intense 6/9
complexity
approachable 3/9clear 3/9
humor
serious 1/9serious 1/9
scale
personal 4/9personal 4/9
spirit
heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9
- CriticCrunch Signature Pacing
- brisk (mode across filmography)
- CriticCrunch Signature Tone
- dark (mode across filmography)
- CriticCrunch Signature Intensity
- intense (mode across filmography)
- CriticCrunch Signature Complexity
- approachable (mode across filmography)
- CriticCrunch Signature Humor
- serious (mode across filmography)
- CriticCrunch Signature Scale
- personal (mode across filmography)
- CriticCrunch Signature Spirit
- heartfelt (mode across filmography)
- CriticCrunch Recurring Themes
- revenge quest, anti hero, corruption, american regional
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An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.
Dir. Phil Karlson · With John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster
Audience Score
7.0/10
152 votes
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Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
Dir. Phil Karlson · With Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Gene Evans
Audience Score
6.6/10
151 votes
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A lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.
Dir. Phil Karlson · With Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella, Arthur O'Connell
Audience Score
6.2/10
148 votes
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