Portrait of George Gershwin

Sound

George Gershwin

Career

Active from 1931 to 2026, with a break from 1960 to 1992, busiest in 2025 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Gershwin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    0.7, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Crime
    0.8, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    1.1, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood Musical 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin
Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin

Original Music Composer

2020s

23 titles
Concerto per Milano 2026 - Hayato Sumino plays Gershwin
Concerto per Milano 2026 - Hayato Sumino plays Gershwin (2026)

Original Music Composer

Fazil Say @ Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
Fazil Say @ Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival (2025)

Original Music Composer

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music (2025)

Original Music Composer

The Chicken Hunter
The Chicken Hunter (2024)

Music

Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris
Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris (2024)

Compositor

Summertime
Summertime (2023)

Music

New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève
New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève (2023)

Original Music Composer

The Director's Cut
The Director's Cut (2022)

Compositor

Nick Crumbs and the Mystery of the Missing Cake
Nick Crumbs and the Mystery of the Missing Cake (2022)

Music

Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet
Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet (2021)

Music

Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera (2020)

Songs, Original Music Composer

George Gershwin Alone
George Gershwin Alone (2020)

Music

2010s

3 titles · average score 77
An American in Paris: The Musical
An American in Paris: The Musical (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

Musical, Original Music Composer

Manhattan Magic
Manhattan Magic (2017)

Music

London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 (2015)

Music

2000s

4 titles · average score 70
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009)

Songs

Butterfly
Butterfly (2008)

Compositor

Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess (2002)

Music

Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000 (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

Music

1990s

2 titles
Crazy for You
Crazy for You (1999)

Musical

Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess (1993)

Music, Original Music Composer

1980s

1 title
A Strange Love Affair
A Strange Love Affair (1985)

Music

1970s

2 titles · average score 70
Contact
Contact (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

Music

Putting on the Ritz
Putting on the Ritz (1974)

Music

1960s

1 title · average score 69
Kiss Me, Stupid
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

Songs

1950s

4 titles · average score 73
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

Songs, Original Music Composer

Funny Face
Funny Face (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

Songs, Original Music Composer

Paris in the Springtime
Paris in the Springtime (1956)

Songs

An American in Paris
An American in Paris (1951)
GoodWatch score 80

Songs, Original Music Composer

1940s

7 titles · average score 61
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

Music

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

Songs, Original Music Composer

Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

Songs, Original Music Composer

Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

Songs

Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer, Songs

Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good (1941)
GoodWatch score 53

Songs, Music

Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band (1940)
GoodWatch score 56

Songs, Original Music Composer

1930s

7 titles · average score 58
The Goldwyn Follies
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
GoodWatch score 37

Songs, Original Music Composer

Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

Songs, Original Music Composer

A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer, Songs

Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy (1932)
GoodWatch score 51

Songs

Delicious
Delicious (1931)
GoodWatch score 45

Original Music Composer, Songs

King of Jazz
King of Jazz (1930)
GoodWatch score 63

Additional Music

The Song of the Flame
The Song of the Flame (1930)

Songs