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Giles Foster

Career

Active from 1970 to 2014, busiest in 1988 and 1989 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Jim Henson Hour
The Jim Henson Hour
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Giles Foster Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Anthology Drama 3
  • Human Condition 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Family Saga 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Unknown Heart
Unknown Heart (2014)

Director

2000s

4 titles · average score 65
Starting Over
Starting Over (2007)

Director

Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice (2005)

Director

Bertie and Elizabeth
Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper (2000)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1990s

3 titles · average score 59
Coming Home
Coming Home (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Adam Bede
Adam Bede (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Lilac Bus
The Lilac Bus (1990)

Director

1980s

15 titles · average score 59
Monster Maker
Monster Maker (1989)

Director

Tree of Hands
Tree of Hands (1989)

Director

Consuming Passions
Consuming Passions (1988)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Talking Heads
Talking Heads (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey (1987)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Hotel du Lac
Hotel du Lac (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Dutch Girls
Dutch Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Silas Marner
Silas Marner (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

The Aerodrome
The Aerodrome (1983)

Director

A Woman of No Importance.
A Woman of No Importance. (1982)

Director

Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Chance of a Lifetime
Chance of a Lifetime (1980)

Director

1970s

4 titles
All Day on the Sands
All Day on the Sands (1979)

Director

Cries from a Watchtower
Cries from a Watchtower (1979)

Director

Seawrack
Seawrack (1978)

Director

The Obelisk
The Obelisk (1977)

Director