Portrait of Gene Saks

Directing

Gene Saks

Career

Active from 1958 to 1995, busiest in 1994 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gene Saks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.3, average 4.1
  • Crime
    0.8, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    1.6, average 3.9
  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character Study 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • New York 2
  • Theatrical Adaptation 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 65
Barrymore
Barrymore (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

Executive Producer

1990s

6 titles · average score 66
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

as Harry's Father

Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool (1994)
GoodWatch score 81

as Wirf Wirfley

I.Q.
I.Q. (1994)
GoodWatch score 56

as Boris Podolsky

A Fine Romance
A Fine Romance (1991)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Carl Samuel

1980s

3 titles · average score 49
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Goodbye People
The Goodbye People (1984)

as Marcus Soloway

Lovesick
Lovesick (1983)
GoodWatch score 41

as Mr. Houseman, Frantic Patient

1970s

4 titles · average score 53
The One and Only
The One and Only (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sidney Seltzer

The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harry Edison

Mame
Mame (1974)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

1960s

5 titles · average score 75
Cactus Flower
Cactus Flower (1969)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (1968)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Barefoot in the Park
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

as Leo

The Dybbuk
The Dybbuk (1960)

as Mikoel

1950s

2 titles
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams (1958)

as Bob Harper (Segment "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches")

Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 (1955)

TV show