Christian Nyby (1 September 1913 - 17 September 1993) was an American television and film director, and editor. While mostly famous for his numerous contributions to mid-century television series, he is also widely known for having directed the influential film; The Thing from Another World.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 1, 1913
- September 17, 1993 (aged 80)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Director and editor, also producer
- 29 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
What are Christian Nyby's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3
Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 6
Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 3
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
- Other1
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 Christian Nyby's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Red River (1948) · editor · free
- Tombstone Territory (1957) · director · free
- Pursued (1947) · editor · free
- The Thing from Another World (1951) · director · free
- The Hitch-Hiker (1953) · producer · free
- Bonanza (1959) · director · free
- Cheyenne (1947) · editor · free
- The Roy Rogers Show (1951) · director · free
- Best Westerns Ever, show their 2 titles on Best Westerns Ever
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
- Great American Pure Flix, show their title on Great American Pure Flix
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- ScreenPix, show their title on ScreenPix
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
Subscription and free streaming for Christian Nyby'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
68 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.
Korg: 70,000 B.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Kojak(1973)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Emergency!(1972)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all showsThe Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Mayberry R.F.D.(1968)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Adam-12(1968)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Guns of Will Sonnett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Custer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
First to Fight(1967)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
I Spy(1965)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
The Legend of Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Operation C.I.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Young Fury(1964)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Gilligan's Island(1964)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Valentine's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Six Gun Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Whispering Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Dante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Overland Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Twilight Zone(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Lock-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Bonanza(1959)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Cimarron City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Target (US) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Tombstone Territory(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
The Restless Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Perry Mason(1957)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Hell on Devil's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
It's a Great Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Hitch-Hiker(1953)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Private Secretary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Big Sky(1952)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Roy Rogers Show(1951)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Second Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Southside 1-1000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
One Sunday Afternoon(1948)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Fighter Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Red River(1948)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
My Girl Tisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Cheyenne(1947)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Pursued(1947)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Cloak and Dagger(1946)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Shadow of a Woman(1946)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Big Sleep(1946)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Janie Gets Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
To Have and Have Not(1944)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Hollywood Canteen(1944)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Destination Tokyo(1943)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 68 titles from 1943 to 1974.
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 Christian Nyby's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up14
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser16
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 15 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 Christian Nyby's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Christian Nyby work with?
People who share at least 2 of Christian Nyby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Howard Hawks shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Howard HawksShared titles: The Big Sky (1952), The Thing from Another World (1951), Red River (1948), The Big Sleep (1946), To Have and Have Not (1944)See all 5 shared titles with Howard Hawks
- Raoul WalshShared titles: One Sunday Afternoon (1948), Cheyenne (1947), Pursued (1947)See all 3 shared titles with Raoul Walsh
- Delmer DavesShared titles: Hollywood Canteen (1944), Destination Tokyo (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Delmer Daves
Writers
- Steve FisherShared titles: Young Fury (1964), Destination Tokyo (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Fisher
- Albert MaltzShared titles: Cloak and Dagger (1946), Destination Tokyo (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Albert Maltz
- Jules FurthmanShared titles: The Big Sleep (1946), To Have and Have Not (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Jules Furthman
- Whitman ChambersShared titles: Shadow of a Woman (1946), To Have and Have Not (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Whitman Chambers
Actors
- Alan HaleShared titles: Cheyenne (1947), Pursued (1947), Destination Tokyo (1943)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Hale
- Dean JaggerShared titles: First to Fight (1967), Pursued (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Jagger
- Dewey MartinShared titles: The Big Sky (1952), The Thing from Another World (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Dewey Martin
- Robert AldaShared titles: Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950), Cloak and Dagger (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Alda
Composers and cinematographers
- Russell HarlanShared titles: The Big Sky (1952), The Thing from Another World (1951), Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950), Red River (1948)See all 4 shared titles with Russell Harlan
- Sidney HickoxShared titles: One Sunday Afternoon (1948), Cheyenne (1947), The Big Sleep (1946), To Have and Have Not (1944)See all 4 shared titles with Sidney Hickox
- Max SteinerShared titles: Cheyenne (1947), Pursued (1947), Cloak and Dagger (1946), The Big Sleep (1946)See all 4 shared titles with Max Steiner
- Dimitri TiomkinShared titles: The Big Sky (1952), The Thing from Another World (1951), Red River (1948)See all 3 shared titles with Dimitri Tiomkin
Producers
- Jack L. WarnerShared titles: Shadow of a Woman (1946), The Big Sleep (1946), To Have and Have Not (1944), Destination Tokyo (1943)See all 4 shared titles with Jack L. Warner
- Edward LaskerShared titles: The Big Sky (1952), The Thing from Another World (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Lasker
- Jerry WaldShared titles: One Sunday Afternoon (1948), Destination Tokyo (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Jerry Wald
- Milton SperlingShared titles: Pursued (1947), Cloak and Dagger (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Milton Sperling