Winner of two Oscars as director and one Golden Globe as an actor, Howard has been a noble member of this industry for the 50 years.
My top 10 list has a great mix of his early work into fantasy and his more well known pieces on stories based on true events.
A couple of honorable mentions go to Splash and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. The former is a guilty pleasure for many, not so much for me. But I still find it a good watch. This is mainly thanks to Tom Hanks and John Candy who can never do wrong.
A live-action love story between a human and a mermaid may sound odd. But that 80's vibe it has, gives enough magic to make this good fun.
As for the latter, I remember the budget for this film being stupidly high at the time of its release in 2000. It sees Jim Carrey play the iconic Grinch that set-outs to ruin Christmas for the entire population of Whoville. Carrey definitely carries this film and helps this from becoming an over-budgeted mess.
Out of his 34 films, I have seen 20 of them. I will rank all of the films I have seen and give a short review for each of my top 10:
20) The Dilemma
19) Willow
18) Angels & Demons
17) Inferno
16) Ransom
15) Cocoon
14) In The Heart Of The Sea
13) Solo: A Star Wars Story
12) Splash
11) How The Grinch Stole Christmas
10) Far And Away - This solid romantic melodrama sees Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman begin as two people from different sides of society, embark on an epic journey from Ireland to the American frontier.
While it is far too long, it is nice little drama to sit back and watch.
9) The Da Vinci Code - Despite some poor writing from the actual novel that for some reason Ron Howard kept, this is still a tense thriller.
It sees a symbologist investigate a murder that slowly uncovers a deep and dark truth.
While it got panned by critics, some sets of fans still enjoyed it. I'm one of them.
Out of his 34 films, I have seen 20 of them. I will rank all of the films I have seen and give a short review for each of my top 10:
20) The Dilemma
19) Willow
18) Angels & Demons
17) Inferno
16) Ransom
15) Cocoon
14) In The Heart Of The Sea
13) Solo: A Star Wars Story
12) Splash
11) How The Grinch Stole Christmas
While it is far too long, it is nice little drama to sit back and watch.
It sees a symbologist investigate a murder that slowly uncovers a deep and dark truth.
While it got panned by critics, some sets of fans still enjoyed it. I'm one of them.
This is a solid watch with good performances and the type of story that can appeal to many demographics.
Most of the characters may not be likable. But the story kept me engaged and reminded me of some of those award-winning 90's drama's about living the American dream.
7) The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years - Even for hardcore Beatles fans, Howard and his team have managed to find unseen content that will please them.
This is a thorough and highly entertaining film documentary that covers a pivotal time during the career of probably the biggest music pioneers of all-time.
6) Parenthood - Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen are the parents of a family dealing with many problems.
Nominated for two Academy Awards, it has that perfect mix of comedy and drama.
It warmness and subtlety a surprising enjoyable film with a high amount of great performances.
5) Rush - We don't see many motor racing films, but this 2013 hit could well be the best of the lot.
It tells the story of the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt (played by Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (played by Daniel Bruhl).
It's wonderfully drama, has some tense racing sequences and the usual romping score by Hans Zimmer.
4) Cinderella Man - This boxing drama tells the true story James Braddock who is aiming to make a come back and inspire a generation.
Lead by Russell Crowe, it is a brilliantly executed story that manages to still be refreshing in a supposedly worn out sub-genre.
3) Apollo 13 - Tom Hanks returns to this list, this time in probably Ron Howard's most popular feature. It tells the true story of the crew on the Apollo 13 mission.
I remember not knowing how this mission went and I think the lesser you know the better.
It is certainly deserving of its two wins in the Academy Awards.
2) Frost/Nixon - A dramatic and tense re-telling of the famous televised interview with David Frost and recently former president Richard Nixon about the Watergate incident.
With two powerful performances by leads Michael Sheen and Frank Langela, this is certainly one thrilling ride that is really well told.
1) A Beautiful Mind - The film that got Ron Howard four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director.
It sees Russell Crowe play an awesome lead as mathematician John Nash, who accepts secret work in cryptography. However, his life gets turned into a nightmare.
This sees Crowe and Howard at the top of their game.
This is a thorough and highly entertaining film documentary that covers a pivotal time during the career of probably the biggest music pioneers of all-time.
Nominated for two Academy Awards, it has that perfect mix of comedy and drama.
It warmness and subtlety a surprising enjoyable film with a high amount of great performances.
It tells the story of the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt (played by Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (played by Daniel Bruhl).
It's wonderfully drama, has some tense racing sequences and the usual romping score by Hans Zimmer.
Lead by Russell Crowe, it is a brilliantly executed story that manages to still be refreshing in a supposedly worn out sub-genre.
I remember not knowing how this mission went and I think the lesser you know the better.
It is certainly deserving of its two wins in the Academy Awards.
With two powerful performances by leads Michael Sheen and Frank Langela, this is certainly one thrilling ride that is really well told.
It sees Russell Crowe play an awesome lead as mathematician John Nash, who accepts secret work in cryptography. However, his life gets turned into a nightmare.
This sees Crowe and Howard at the top of their game.
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