- Nanook of the North (1922)
- Moana (1926)
- The Twenty-four Dollar Island (1927) short documentary of New York City
- White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)
- Tabu (1931) co-directed with F. W. Murnau
- Industrial Britain (1931)
- Man of Aran (1934)
- Elephant Boy (1937)
- The Land (1942) 45-minute documentary made for the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Louisiana Story (1948)
- The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950)
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