- July 12, 1895
- August 23, 1960 (aged 65)
- Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
- Writer, also producer
- 32 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
What are Oscar Hammerstein II's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds 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
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 20
Light 13 · Serious 5 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 10
A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 7 · Intense 1
Steady 10 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 0
Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 19 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 13 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 1
Resolved 20 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic2
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 Oscar Hammerstein II's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- Oklahoma! (1999) · writer · free
- The Sound of Music Live (2015) · writer · free
- Cinderella (1965) · writer · free
- Oklahoma! (1955) · writer, producer · free
- Flower Drum Song (1961) · writer · free
- South Pacific (1958) · writer · free
- The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) · writer · free
- Swing High, Swing Low (1937) · writer · free
- Sunny (1941) · writer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Oscar Hammerstein II'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
68 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
City the Animation(2025)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
The Colors Within(2024)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Some Enchanted Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The King and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Sound of Music Live(2015)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Show Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Sound of Music Live!(2013)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Oklahoma! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
South Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Oklahoma! (Takarazuka) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
South Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Oklahoma!(1999)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The King and I(1999)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Cinderella(1997)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Dobrodruh a kavalír (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Carousel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Sound of Music(1965)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Cinderella(1965)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
State Fair(1962)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Flower Drum Song(1961)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
South Pacific(1958)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Cinderella(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The King and I(1956)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Carousel(1956)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Oklahoma!(1955)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Desert Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Deep in My Heart(1954)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Carmen Jones(1954)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Rose Marie(1954)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Desert Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Lovely to Look At(1952)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
South Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Show Boat(1951)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Centennial Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
State Fair(1945)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Broadway Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
The Desert Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Sunny(1941)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
New Moon(1940)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
High, Wide and Handsome(1937)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Swing High, Swing Low(1937)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Show Boat(1936)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Rose-Marie(1936)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Night Is Young(1935)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Sweet Adeline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Music in the Air(1934)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Children of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
New Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Viennese Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Sunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Golden Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
The Song of the Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
The Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Song of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Show Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
The Desert Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
New Toys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Career shape
A full career of 68 titles from 1925 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The King and I (1956)
Highest rated
The King and I (1956)
Most popular right now
Cinderella (1997)
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 Oscar Hammerstein II's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
17 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser17
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 19 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 Oscar Hammerstein II's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Oscar Hammerstein II work with?
People who share at least 2 of Oscar Hammerstein II's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfred Newman shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Walter LangShared titles: The King and I (1956), State Fair (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Walter Lang
- W.S. Van DykeShared titles: New Moon (1940), Rose-Marie (1936)See all 2 shared titles with W.S. Van Dyke
Writers
- Sonya LevienShared titles: State Fair (1962), Oklahoma! (1955), State Fair (1945)See all 3 shared titles with Sonya Levien
- Otto A. HarbachShared titles: Rose Marie (1954), Sunny (1941), Rose-Marie (1936)See all 3 shared titles with Otto A. Harbach
- Lynn RiggsShared titles: Oklahoma! (1999), Oklahoma! (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Lynn Riggs
- Margaret LandonShared titles: The King and I (1999), The King and I (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Margaret Landon
Actors
- Patrick AdiarteShared titles: Flower Drum Song (1961), The King and I (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Adiarte
- Alan MowbrayShared titles: The King and I (1956), Rose-Marie (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Mowbray
- Gordon MacRaeShared titles: Carousel (1956), Oklahoma! (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Gordon MacRae
- Shirley JonesShared titles: Carousel (1956), Oklahoma! (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Shirley Jones
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Alfred NewmanShared titles: State Fair (1962), Flower Drum Song (1961), Carousel (1956), The King and I (1956)See all 4 shared titles with Alfred Newman
- Richard RodgersShared titles: Cinderella (1957), The King and I (1956), Oklahoma! (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Rodgers
- Russell MettyShared titles: Flower Drum Song (1961), Sunny (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Russell Metty
- Harold F. KressShared titles: Rose Marie (1954), New Moon (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Harold F. Kress
Producers
- Arthur Hornblow Jr.Shared titles: Oklahoma! (1955), High, Wide and Handsome (1937), Swing High, Swing Low (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Arthur Hornblow Jr.
- Charles BrackettShared titles: State Fair (1962), The King and I (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Brackett
- Darryl F. ZanuckShared titles: Carousel (1956), The King and I (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Darryl F. Zanuck
