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Directing

Bill Hays

Career

Active from 1962 to 1995, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for When the Boat Comes In
When the Boat Comes In
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Hays Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Wonder
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Realism 7
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Period Piece 5
  • Anthology Series 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 4
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Character-Driven Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

13 titles
Quartermaine's Terms
Quartermaine's Terms (1987)

Director

Time After Time
Time After Time (1986)

Director

Death Is Part of the Process
Death Is Part of the Process (1986)

Director

A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country (1985)

Director

Bird Fancier
Bird Fancier (1985)

Director

Flights
Flights (1985)

Director

Long Live the Babe
Long Live the Babe (1984)

Director

The Tale of Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1983)

Director

Shades
Shades (1982)

Director

Out of Step
Out of Step (1982)

Director

A Turn for the Worse
A Turn for the Worse (1981)

Director

Random Moments in a May Garden
Random Moments in a May Garden (1981)

Director

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 69
Practical Experience
Practical Experience (1976)

Director

Jumbo
Jumbo (1976)

Director

Orde Wingate
Orde Wingate (1976)

Director

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1974)

Director

Lady Killer
Lady Killer (1973)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Trouble in Tahiti
Trouble in Tahiti (1973)

Director

Just in Time for Christmas
Just in Time for Christmas (1972)

Director

The Gingham Dog
The Gingham Dog (1970)

Director

1960s

1 title
Codename: Portcullis
Codename: Portcullis (1969)

Director, Writer