Portrait of George Roy Hill

Directing

George Roy Hill

Career

Active from 1950 to 1988, busiest in 1955 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sting
The Sting
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Roy Hill Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Quirky Characters 3
  • Star-Studded Casts 2
  • Nostalgic Tone 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Emotional Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles · average score 58
Funny Farm
Funny Farm (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

as Pilot (uncredited)

1970s

5 titles · average score 69
A Little Romance
A Little Romance (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

Additional Writing, Director

Slap Shot
Slap Shot (1977)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Great Waldo Pepper
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Producer

The Sting
The Sting (1973)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Producer

1960s

6 titles · average score 67
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Hawaii
Hawaii (1966)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The World of Henry Orient
The World of Henry Orient (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Toys in the Attic
Toys in the Attic (1963)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Period of Adjustment
Period of Adjustment (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1950s

9 titles · average score 47
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1959)

Director

The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)

Director

The Happy Man
The Happy Man (1955)

Director

Not All Your Tears
Not All Your Tears (1955)

Director

The Creaking Gate
The Creaking Gate (1955)

Director

Time of the Drought
Time of the Drought (1954)

Director

Keep Our Honor Bright
Keep Our Honor Bright (1953)

Writer

Walk East on Beacon
Walk East on Beacon (1952)
GoodWatch score 47

as Nicholas Wilben

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show · as Mark / Dan