Portrait of Leonard Bernstein

Sound

Leonard Bernstein

Career

Active from 1954 to 2026, busiest in 2008 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score80/100
Highest rated
Poster for On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leonard Bernstein Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    1.3, average 4.0
  • Dark Humor
    1.1, average 2.8
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Cringe Humor
    0.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Context 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4)
What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4)

TV show · Writer

Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein
Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein

as Director

Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin
Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin

Original Music Composer

2020s

18 titles · average score 74
National Theatre Live: West Side Story
National Theatre Live: West Side Story (2028)

Music

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

Original Music Composer

OSN: Musiche dall'America con Gianna Fratta e Alessandro Taverna
OSN: Musiche dall'America con Gianna Fratta e Alessandro Taverna (2025)

Original Music Composer

The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend
The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend (2024)

Original Music Composer

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

Compositor, Songs

P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels
P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels (2024)

Original Music Composer

Maestro
Maestro (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

Music

Candide
Candide (2023)

Lyricist, Music

Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023 (2023)

Music

West Side Story
West Side Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

Musical, Original Music Composer

Leonard Bernstein Mass
Leonard Bernstein Mass (2020)

Music

Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Chita: A Legendary Celebration (2020)

Songs

2010s

9 titles
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town (2018)

Original Music Composer

New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway (2018)

Music

Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town (2018)

Original Music Composer

Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2 (2018)

Original Music Composer

Trouble in Tahiti
Trouble in Tahiti (2018)

Music

The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai
The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai (2017)

Original Music Composer

Copland, Bernstein
Copland, Bernstein (2014)

Original Music Composer

Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli
Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli (2012)

as Conductor

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker (2010)

as Conductor

2000s

19 titles
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein) (2009)

as Conductor

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5 (2008)

as Conductor

Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture
Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture (2008)

as Conductor

Bernstein conducts Bernstein
Bernstein conducts Bernstein (2008)

as Conductor

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7 (2008)

as Conductor

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (2007)

Music Director

Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem (2006)

as Conductor

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde (2005)

as Conductor

Candide
Candide (2005)

Lyricist, Songs

Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Leonard Bernstein: Candide (2003)

Music

Trouble in Tahiti
Trouble in Tahiti (2001)

Writer, Music

Contender: Mastering the Method
Contender: Mastering the Method (2001)

Music

1990s

4 titles
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note (1998)

as (archival footage)

On the Town
On the Town (1993)

Music

Candide
Candide (1991)

as Commentator

Debussy, Images pour orchestre
Debussy, Images pour orchestre (1991)

as dirigent

1980s

10 titles · average score 81
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide (1989)

Lyricist, Conductor

Candide
Candide (1988)

Music

Candide
Candide (1986)

Writer, Music

Beyond Picasso
Beyond Picasso (1986)

Music

A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place (1986)

Conductor, Music

The Making Of West Side Story
The Making Of West Side Story (1985)
GoodWatch score 81

Music

Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli (1984)

as dirigent

Brahms The Piano Concertos
Brahms The Piano Concertos (1984)

as Conductor

Leonard Bernstein's Mass
Leonard Bernstein's Mass (1981)

Music, Writer

Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde
Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde (1981)

Conductor

1970s

9 titles
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections (1978)

Original Music Composer

Beethoven Fidelio
Beethoven Fidelio (1978)

as Conductor

Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures (1978)

as Conductor

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach (1977)

as dirigent

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 (1976)

as Conductor

The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein (1976)

TV show · as Presenter

The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner
The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner (1975)

Conductor

Trouble in Tahiti
Trouble in Tahiti (1973)

Writer, Conductor

Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1970)

Writer, Conductor

1960s

4 titles · average score 83
Čas slunce a růží
Čas slunce a růží (1968)

Music

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution (1967)

Writer

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Music Composer

The Creative Performer
The Creative Performer (1960)

Writer

1950s

5 titles · average score 82
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958)

TV show · Creator, Presenter

Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town (1958)

Songs, Music

The Lark
The Lark (1957)

Original Music Composer

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89

Original Music Composer

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

1940s

1 title · average score 78
On the Town
On the Town (1949)
GoodWatch score 78

Musical, Songs