If you enjoyed Citizen Kane, set a goal to watch all of Welles’s films. You can skip those with low scores free of guilt unless you suffer from “completism.” But don’t miss The Third Man and Touch of Evil—Classic film noir.
| YEAR | TITLE | METACRITIC SCORE | TOMATO METER |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane | 100/100 | 99% |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Ambersons | 93/100 | 89% |
| 1943 | Journey into Fear | 73% | |
| 1946 | The Stranger | 76/100 | |
| 1947 | The Lady from Shanghai | 76/100 | 84% |
| 1948 | Macbeth | ||
| 1949 | The Third Man | 97/100 | 99% |
| 1951 | Othello | ||
| 1955 | Mr. Arkadin | 75% | |
| 1958 | Touch of Evil | 99/100 | 95% |
| 1962 | The Trial | ||
| 1966 | Chimes at Midnight | 94/100 | 96% |
| 1968 | The Immortal Story | 92% | |
| 1973 | F for Fake | 87/100 | 88% |
| 1978 | Filming Othello | ||
| 1992 | Don Quixote | ||
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind | 78/100 | 83% |