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Director's Reel: Ron Howard Talks 'Splash,' 'Cocoon,' 'Apollo 13,' and More
It’s hard to say which is more impressive: how many great films Ron Howard has directed over the past three-plus decades, or how eclectic his filmography has been. He’s dabbled in the supernatural (Splash, Cocoon, Willow) and the historical (Far and Away, Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon). He’s directed a Best Picture-winning biopic (A Beautiful Mind) and a box office-reigning kiddie flick (How the Grinch Stole Christmas). He’s captured the American family in its everyday quirks (Parenthoood) and during e
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We Ranked All 23 Ron Howard Movies, from Worst to First
Ron Howard began his career as a child actor on The Andy Griffith Show, and then hit it even bigger as a teen star in American Graffiti and TV’s Happy Days. Yet it’s behind the camera that the has made his most indelible mark. Over the past three decades, Howard’s been behind a string of beloved critical and commercial hits that span a wide range to winning ends, from biopics (A Beautiful Mind) to sentimental fantasies (Splash, Cocoon) to grown-up comedies (Parenthood) to rugged Westerns (The Mi
