George Axelrod (June 9, 1922 – June 21, 2003) was an American screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director, best known for his play The Seven Year Itch (1952), which was adapted into a film of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe. Axelrod was nominated for an Academy Award for his 1961 adaptation of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's and also adapted Richard Condon's The Manchurian Candidate (1962).
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 9, 1922
- June 21, 2003 (aged 81)
- New York, New York, USA
- Writer, producer and director
- 15 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are George Axelrod's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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
Ironic 2 · Wry 3 · Earnest 9
Light 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1
Gentle 6 · Charged 7 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 9
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Axelrod's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for George Axelrod'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
19 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Sept ans de réflexion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Manchurian Candidate(2004)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Fourth Protocol(1987)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Holcroft Covenant(1985)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Lady Vanishes(1979)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Secret Life of an American Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Tammy Grimes Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Lord Love a Duck(1966)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
How to Murder Your Wife(1965)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Goodbye Charlie(1964)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Paris When It Sizzles(1964)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Manchurian Candidate(1962)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Breakfast at Tiffany's(1961)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Bus Stop(1956)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Seven Year Itch(1955)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Phffft(1954)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Confessions of a Nervous Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1953 to 2021.
Biggest box office
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Highest rated
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Most popular right now
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
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.
Awards
2 major awards from 7 major nominations, 1956–2002.
- Producers Guild Award, won
- Berlinale award, nominated
- Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Writers Guild Award, won · Best Written American Comedy
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Written American Comedy
- Writers Guild Award, nominated ×2 · Best Written American Comedy
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do George Axelrod's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 14 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 Axelrod's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all 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 Axelrod work with?
People who share at least 2 of George Axelrod's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Max Showalter shares the most, 3.
Directors
- John FrankenheimerShared titles: The Holcroft Covenant (1985), The Manchurian Candidate (1962)See all 2 shared titles with John Frankenheimer
- Richard QuineShared titles: How to Murder Your Wife (1965), Paris When It Sizzles (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Quine
Actors
- Max ShowalterShared titles: Lord Love a Duck (1966), How to Murder Your Wife (1965), Bus Stop (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Max Showalter
- Michael CaineShared titles: The Fourth Protocol (1987), The Holcroft Covenant (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Caine
- Angela LansburyShared titles: The Lady Vanishes (1979), The Manchurian Candidate (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Angela Lansbury
- Tuesday WeldShared titles: Lord Love a Duck (1966), Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Tuesday Weld
Composers and cinematographers
- Milton R. KrasnerShared titles: Goodbye Charlie (1964), Bus Stop (1956), The Seven Year Itch (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Milton R. Krasner
- Cyril J. MockridgeShared titles: Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958), Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957), Bus Stop (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Cyril J. Mockridge
- Neal HeftiShared titles: Lord Love a Duck (1966), How to Murder Your Wife (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Neal Hefti
- Charles LangShared titles: Paris When It Sizzles (1964), Phffft (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Lang
Producers
- Tom SachsShared titles: The Holcroft Covenant (1985), The Lady Vanishes (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Sachs