Director

Ron Howard movies in order

Ron Howard has directed 37 feature films, from Grand Theft Auto (1977) to Eden (2025), about 73 hours in total. 5 of them are part of franchises on OrderToWatch: Apollo 13, Cinderella Man, The Da Vinci Code, Rush, and Solo: A Star Wars Story. Next: Avedon (November 6, 2026) and Alone at Dawn (December 25, 2027).

Films

37

Watch time

73 hours

On OrderToWatch

5

Coming

2

Every Ron Howard movie, in release order

1. 
   Grand Theft Auto1977 · 1h 24m
2. 
   Cotton Candy1978 · 1h 37m
3. 
   Skyward1980 · 1h 40m
4. 
   Through the Magic Pyramid1981 · 1h 37m
5. 
   Night Shift1982 · 1h 46m
6. 
   Splash1984 · 1h 50m
7. 
   Cocoon1985 · 1h 57m
8. 
   Gung Ho1986 · 1h 51m
9. 
   Willow1988 · 2h 6m
10. 
    Parenthood1989 · 2h 4m
11. 
    Backdraft1991 · 2h 17m
12. 
    Far and Away1992 · 2h 20m
13. 
    The Paper1994 · 1h 52m
14. 
    Apollo 131995 · 2h 20m · Space timeline
15. 
    Ransom1996 · 2h 1m
16. 
    EDtv1999 · 2h 3m
17. 
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000 · 1h 45m
18. 
    A Beautiful Mind2001 · 2h 15m
19. 
    The Missing2003 · 2h 15m
20. 
    Cinderella Man2005 · 2h 24m · Sports timeline
21. 
    The Da Vinci Code2006 · 2h 29m · Hans Zimmer timeline
22. 
    Frost/Nixon2008 · 2h 2m
23. 
    Angels & Demons2009 · 2h 19m
24. 
    The Dilemma2011 · 1h 51m
25. 
    Rush2013 · 2h 3m · Sports timeline
26. 
    Made in America2013 · 1h 33m
27. 
    In the Heart of the Sea2015 · 2h 2m
28. 
    The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years2016 · 1h 46m
29. 
    Inferno2016 · 2h 2m
30. 
    Solo: A Star Wars Story2018 · 2h 15m · Star Wars timeline
31. 
    Pavarotti2019 · 1h 55m
32. 
    Rebuilding Paradise2020 · 1h 28m
33. 
    Hillbilly Elegy2020 · 1h 57m
34. 
    We Feed People2022 · 1h 29m
35. 
    Thirteen Lives2022 · 2h 27m
36. 
    Jim Henson Idea Man2024 · 1h 48m
37. 
    Eden2025 · 2h 9m

Coming next

1. 
   Avedon2026 · 1h 44m
2. Alone at Dawn2027

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