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George Roy Hill

George Roy Hill

Director, actor and producer, also writer · Died December 27, 2002, aged 81 · New York City, New York, USA

George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, which both starred the acting duo Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Other notable films are Slaughterhouse-Five, The World According to Garp, The World of Henry Orient, Hawaii, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot, A Little Romance with Laurence Olivier, and The Little Drummer Girl.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 20, 1921
Died
December 27, 2002 (aged 81)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director, actor and producer, also writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are George Roy Hill's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

Grounded 6 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 5

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Joyful
5
Absurd
6
Tense
5
Warm
5
Other
14

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Roy Hill's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for George Roy Hill'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

25 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Funny Farm(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The World According to Garp(1982)

    Director · Producer · as Pilot (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • A Little Romance(1979)

    Director · Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Slap Shot(1977)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Great Waldo Pepper(1975)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • The Sting(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Slaughterhouse-Five(1972)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Hawaii(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Toys in the Attic(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Period of Adjustment(1962)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Judgment at Nuremberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • The Helen Morgan Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Happy Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Not All Your Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • The Creaking Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Time of the Drought (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Keep Our Honor Bright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Writer

  • Walk East on Beacon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Nicholas Wilben

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · as Dan · as George · as Mark

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1950 to 1988.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 25: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting23 of 25: 18 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndWriting2 of 25: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 25: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 25: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

25 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s11 · 2 acting · 10 crew1960s6 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew

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 Roy Hill's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed2

Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Roy Hill's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles33–61 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles21–57 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles39–69 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles31–37 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles24–42 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Roy Hill work with?

People who share at least 2 of George Roy Hill's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Crawford Jr. shares the most, 8.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers