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Victor Fleming

Victor Fleming

Director and cinematographer, also producer · Died January 6, 1949, aged 59 · La Cañada, California, USA

Victor Fleming was an American film director, cinematographer, and producer. His most popular films were The Wizard of Oz (1939), and Gone with the Wind (1939), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 23, 1889
Died
January 6, 1949 (aged 59)
From
La Cañada, California, USA
Works as
Director and cinematographer, also producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Victor Fleming's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 13 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
8
Melancholic
9
Tense
7
Joyful
6
Thrilling
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Victor Fleming's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Victor Fleming's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Dark Side of the Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Joan of Arc(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Adventure(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Guy Named Joe(1943)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Tortilla Flat(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1941)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • They Dare Not Love(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Gone with the Wind(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Wizard of Oz(1939)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Great Waltz(1938)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Test Pilot(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Captains Courageous(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Star Is Born(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Good Earth(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Reckless(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Island(1934)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Bombshell(1933)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The White Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Red Dust(1932)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Wet Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Cinematographer · as Self

  • Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Producer

  • Common Clay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Wolf Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • The Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Abie's Irish Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Way of All Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The Rough Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Hula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Mantrap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Blind Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Lord Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • A Son of His Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · Producer

  • The Devil's Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Empty Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • Code of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • The Call of the Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • To the Last Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • Law of the Lawless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • Dark Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • Anna Ascends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • Red Hot Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • The Lane That Had No Turning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • Woman's Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • Mama's Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • The Mollycoddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • When the Clouds Roll By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director · Writer · as Himself

  • Reaching for the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Cinematographer

  • The Man from Painted Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Cinematographer

  • Wild and Woolly(1917)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Americano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • The Matrimaniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • American Aristocracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • Manhattan Madness(1916)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Intolerance(1916)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Half-Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • An Innocent Magdalene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • The Good Bad-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • The Habit of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • Betty of Greystone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1916 to 2000.

Biggest box office

Gone with the Wind (1939)

$402M worldwide

Highest rated

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing47 of 61: 41 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdWriting1 of 61: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 61: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography14 of 61: 13 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 61: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

61 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and cinematography overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1910s15 · crew1920s25 · crew1930s15 · crew1940s5 · crew2000s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Victor Fleming's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director

They Dare Not Love (1941)

50th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Victor Fleming's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Victor Fleming work with?

People who share at least 2 of Victor Fleming's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Lee Mahin shares the most, 9.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers