Portrait of George Seaton

Directing

George Seaton

Career

Active from 1934 to 2025, with a break from 1995 to 2024, busiest in 1943 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Day at the Races
A Day at the Races
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Seaton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Romantic Farce 3
  • Christmas Classic 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Showbiz Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Airports
Airports (2025)

Director

1990s

1 title · average score 62
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Original Film Writer

1970s

4 titles · average score 60
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

Showdown
Showdown (1973)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Producer

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Airport
Airport (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

1960s

7 titles · average score 61
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

36 Hours
36 Hours (1964)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay, Director

The Hook
The Hook (1963)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Twilight of Honor
Twilight of Honor (1963)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer

The Counterfeit Traitor
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer, Writer

The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Rat Race
The Rat Race (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

1950s

16 titles · average score 69
Miracle On 34th Street
Miracle On 34th Street (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

But Not for Me
But Not for Me (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer

Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet (1958)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Producer

Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot
Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot (1957)

Director

The Tin Star
The Tin Star (1957)
GoodWatch score 80

Producer

The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Story

The Country Girl
The Country Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

Little Boy Lost
Little Boy Lost (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

Anything Can Happen
Anything Can Happen (1952)

Writer, Director

The Big Lift
The Big Lift (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

For Heaven's Sake
For Heaven's Sake (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

1940s

15 titles · average score 67
Chicken Every Sunday
Chicken Every Sunday (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Apartment for Peggy
Apartment for Peggy (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Writer

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Director

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

Writer, Director

The Eve of St. Mark
The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The Song of Bernadette
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Coney Island
Coney Island (1943)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

The Meanest Man in the World
The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

The Magnificent Dope
The Magnificent Dope (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

That Night in Rio
That Night in Rio (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

1930s

3 titles · average score 86
A Day at the Races
A Day at the Races (1937)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay, Story

The Winning Ticket
The Winning Ticket (1935)

Writer

Student Tour
Student Tour (1934)

Story