Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Director & Actor (b. 1954)
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The ThumbScore for Ron Howard (75.3%) is the average audience approval rating across 33 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Ron's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

34
Movies
75.3%
Avg ThumbScore
Drama
Top Genre

Audiences rate Ron Howard’s films higher than 78% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking

Free to watch now (26 Oct): The Shootist (Kanopy, Hoopla) · Thirteen Lives (Prime Video (free)) · American Graffiti (YouTube) · The Missing (Tubi, Kanopy, Hoopla) · Osmosis Jones (Roku Channel, Tubi, Hoopla) · The Music Man (Tubi, Hoopla) and 2 more.

Frequent Collaborators

Tom Hanks (5)Clint Howard (4)Paul Bettany (3)Russell Crowe (2)Jennifer Connelly (2)

Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 through 1968. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), a critical and commercial success. He was credited as Ronny Howard in his film and television appearances from 1959 to 1973. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), which received widespread acclaim and became one of the most profitable films in history.

The following year, Howard became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days, a role he would play from 1974 through 1984. Howard continued appearing in films during this time, such as the western film The Shootist (1976) and the comedy film Grand Theft Auto (1977), which also marked his directorial debut. In 1984, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing and occasionally writing variety films and television series. His films include the science-fiction/fantasy Cocoon (1985), the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), the historical docudrama Apollo 13 (1995), the Christmas comedy How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001), the biographical sports drama Cinderella Man (2005), the thriller The Da Vinci Code (2006), the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and the documentary Pavarotti (2019). For A Beautiful Mind, Howard won the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture. He was nominated again for the same awards for Frost/Nixon.

Born 1954-03-01 in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA.

On ThumbScore, Ron Howard appears in 34 films with an average audience score of 75.3%, most frequently in the Drama genre.

Sources: TMDB

Every Ron Howard movie, ranked by audience score

Cocoon
Cocoon
1985
👍 88%
Rush
Rush
2013
👍 87%
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man
2005
👍 85%
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
2006
👍 84%
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind
2001
👍 83%
Ransom
Ransom
1996
👍 83%
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995
👍 81%
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018
👍 81%
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
👍 80%
Willow
Willow
1988
👍 80%
The Shootist
The Shootist
1976
👍 80%
Thirteen Lives
Thirteen Lives
2022
👍 79%
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
2009
👍 78%
American Graffiti
American Graffiti
1973
👍 78%
The Missing
The Missing
2003
👍 78%
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
👍 77%
Parenthood
Parenthood
1989
👍 76%
Splash
Splash
1984
👍 75%
Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jones
2001
👍 75%
The Music Man
The Music Man
1962
👍 73%
Backdraft
Backdraft
1991
👍 72%
Inferno
Inferno
2016
👍 71%
Night Shift
Night Shift
1982
👍 71%
The Paper
The Paper
1994
👍 71%
Gung Ho
Gung Ho
1986
👍 71%
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
👍 70%
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon
2008
👍 70%
Far and Away
Far and Away
1992
👍 69%
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy
2020
👍 68%
More American Graffiti
More American Graffiti
1979
👍 67%
EDtv
EDtv
1999
👍 64%
Eden
Eden
2025
👍 63%
The Dilemma
The Dilemma
2011
👍 56%
Avedon
Avedon
2026
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