From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Armitage (1942-2025) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer who got his start as part of the stable of up-and-coming filmmakers who broke into the business through Roger Corman's New World Pictures. He is most well-known as the director of the films Miami Blues and Grosse Pointe Blank. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Armitage, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 2, 1942
- February 15, 2025 (aged 82)
- Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
- Writer, director, actor and producer
- 15 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are George Armitage's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 4
Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3
Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 0
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch George Armitage's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for George Armitage's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
16 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
The Big Bounce(2004)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Grosse Pointe Blank(1997)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Late Shift(1995)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Miami Blues(1990)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Last of the Finest(1990)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Hot Rod(1979)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Vigilante Force(1976)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Fighting Mad(1976)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Darktown Strutters(1975)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Caged Heat(1974)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Hit Man(1972)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Night Call Nurses(1972)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Monty Nash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Private Duty Nurses(1971)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Von Richthofen and Brown(1971)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 1970 to 2004.
Film career
- 1970Screen debut· Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do George Armitage's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is George Armitage's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does George Armitage work with?
People who share at least 2 of George Armitage's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Ed Begley Jr.Shared titles: The Late Shift (1995), Hot Rod (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Ed Begley Jr.
- Paul GleasonShared titles: Miami Blues (1990), Private Duty Nurses (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Gleason
- Christipher JoyShared titles: Darktown Strutters (1975), Hit Man (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Christipher Joy
Cinematographers and editors
- Morton TuborShared titles: Vigilante Force (1976), Darktown Strutters (1975), Hit Man (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Morton Tubor
- Brian BerdanShared titles: The Big Bounce (2004), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Berdan
- Andrew DavisShared titles: Hot Rod (1979), Hit Man (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Davis
- Alan CollinsShared titles: Night Call Nurses (1972), Private Duty Nurses (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Collins
Producers
- Roger CormanShared titles: Darktown Strutters (1975), Night Call Nurses (1972), Private Duty Nurses (1971), Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. (1970)See all 4 shared titles with Roger Corman
- Gene CormanShared titles: Vigilante Force (1976), Darktown Strutters (1975), Hit Man (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Gene Corman
- Brent ArmitageShared titles: The Big Bounce (2004), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Brent Armitage
