Portrait of Georges Méliès

Directing

Georges Méliès

Career

Active from 1896 to 2025, with a break from 1930 to 2007, busiest in 1908 with 57 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 2.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Georges Méliès Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.2, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    0.8, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    1.8, average 5.5
  • Catharsis
    1.5, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Curiosity 7
  • Early Cinema 5
  • Visual Spectacle 4
  • Silent Film 4
  • Early Special Effects 3
  • Fantasy Adventure 3
  • Whimsical Adventure 3
  • Stop-Motion Animation 2
  • Silent Film Pioneer 2
  • Surreal Dream Logic 2
  • Theatrical Staging 2
  • Silent Era Fantasy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

357
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
An Angelic Servant
An Angelic Servant

Director

2020s

2 titles
Satans Sacrilegious Saga
Satans Sacrilegious Saga (2025)

as Devil

Méliès: Tales of Terror
Méliès: Tales of Terror (2021)

as The Melomaniac

2000s

1 title
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913) (2008)

as Various Roles

1970s

1 title
ORG
ORG (1979)

Thanks

1930s

1 title
Violons d'Ingres
Violons d'Ingres (1939)

Additional Photography

1920s

1 title
Gala Méliès
Gala Méliès (1929)

Director

1910s

6 titles · average score 57
The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
The Voyage of M. Bourrichon (1913)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Conquest of the Pole
The Conquest of the Pole (1912)
GoodWatch score 65

as Le professeur Mabouloff

The Knight of the Snow
The Knight of the Snow (1912)
GoodWatch score 58

as Devil

Cinderella or The Glass Slipper
Cinderella or The Glass Slipper (1912)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Hallucinations of Baron Munchausen
The Hallucinations of Baron Munchausen (1911)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Diabolical Church Window
The Diabolical Church Window (1911)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

1900s

261 titles · average score 56
The Impossible Voyage
The Impossible Voyage (1904)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mabouloff

The Mermaid
The Mermaid (1904)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Kingdom of the Fairies
The Kingdom of the Fairies (1903)
GoodWatch score 71

as Принц Бель-Азор

The Melomaniac
The Melomaniac (1903)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
GoodWatch score 91

as Professeur Barbenfouillis / La Lune

Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe (1902)
GoodWatch score 57

as Robinson Crusoé

Bluebeard
Bluebeard (1901)
GoodWatch score 65

as Barbe-bleue / The Devil / Kitchen's assistant

The Man with the Rubber Head
The Man with the Rubber Head (1901)
GoodWatch score 71

as Аптекар / Гумова голова

The Prince of Magicians
The Prince of Magicians (1901)
GoodWatch score 64

as Excelsior

The Astronomer's Dream
The Astronomer's Dream (1900)
GoodWatch score 72

as Астроном

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc (1900)
GoodWatch score 67

as Père de Jeanne

The One-Man Band
The One-Man Band (1900)
GoodWatch score 68

as All the members of the orchestra

1890s

83 titles · average score 56
Cinderella
Cinderella (1899)
GoodWatch score 63

as le gnome de la pendule / le suisse à l'entrée de l'église

Summoning the Spirits
Summoning the Spirits (1899)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Devil in a Convent
The Devil in a Convent (1899)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Devil

The Four Troublesome Heads
The Four Troublesome Heads (1898)
GoodWatch score 73

as Фокусник

The Magician
The Magician (1898)
GoodWatch score 62

as Le Sculpteur

The Temptation of St. Anthony
The Temptation of St. Anthony (1898)
GoodWatch score 58

as Saint Antoine

The Bewitched Inn
The Bewitched Inn (1897)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Traveler

Le manoir du diable
Le manoir du diable (1896)
GoodWatch score 65

as Мефістофель

A Terrible Night
A Terrible Night (1896)
GoodWatch score 54

as L'homme qui essaie de dormir

A Nightmare
A Nightmare (1896)
GoodWatch score 62

as Man

The Vanishing Lady
The Vanishing Lady (1896)
GoodWatch score 62

as Фокусник

Playing Cards
Playing Cards (1896)
GoodWatch score 50

as Un joueur de cartes