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Directing

Herbert Ross

Career

Active from 1958 to 1995, with a break from 1959 to 1968, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Play It Again, Sam
Play It Again, Sam
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Herbert Ross Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.5, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Situational Humor 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Feel-Good Movie 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Ballet World 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 35
Poster Boy
Poster Boy (2004)
GoodWatch score 35

Producer

1990s

5 titles · average score 55
Boys on the Side
Boys on the Side (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

Undercover Blues
Undercover Blues (1993)
GoodWatch score 44

Director, Executive Producer

True Colors
True Colors (1991)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Producer

Soapdish
Soapdish (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Producer

1980s

9 titles · average score 58
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

The Secret of My Success
The Secret of My Success (1987)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer, Director

Dancers
Dancers (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Footloose
Footloose (1984)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Protocol
Protocol (1984)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Max Dugan Returns
Max Dugan Returns (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

I Ought to Be in Pictures
I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Producer

Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

Nijinsky
Nijinsky (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

1970s

10 titles · average score 65
California Suite
California Suite (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

Funny Lady
Funny Lady (1975)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Last of Sheila
The Last of Sheila (1973)
GoodWatch score 82

Producer, Director

Play It Again, Sam
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

T.R. Baskin
T.R. Baskin (1971)
GoodWatch score 28

Director

The Owl and the Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

1960s

6 titles · average score 66
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Funny Girl
Funny Girl (1968)
GoodWatch score 84

Choreographer

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
GoodWatch score 84

Choreographer

Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover (1966)
GoodWatch score 43

Choreographer

The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks (1964)

Choreographer

The Bacchantes
The Bacchantes (1961)

Choreographer

1950s

2 titles
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)

Choreographer

Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town (1958)

Director