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George Martin

George Martin

Composer and actor · Died March 8, 2016, aged 90 · Highbury, London, England, UK

Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician. He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle", including by Paul McCartney, in reference to his extensive involvement on each of the Beatles' original albums. Martin produced 30 number-one hit singles in the United Kingdom and 23 number-one hits in the United States.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 3, 1926
Died
March 8, 2016 (aged 90)
From
Highbury, London, England, UK
Works as
Composer and actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 48% in 30 days

What are George Martin's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Society
25%
Bonds
24%
Ideas
21%
Morality
9%
Power
8%
Self
7%
Survival
7%
Art4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Joyful
5
Bittersweet
3
Absurd
2
Tense
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

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 Martin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for George Martin'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

24 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 48 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Beatles LOVE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Music Producer

  • Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Music Producer

  • The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The U.S. vs. John Lennon(2006)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Tropic Island Hum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Hull High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 8 episodes · as Emery Dobosh

  • Give My Regards to Broad Street(1984)

    as Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Honky Tonk Freeway(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Friday Night, Saturday Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The South Bank Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Optimists(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Live and Let Die(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Pulp(1972)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Tales of Unease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

  • Yellow Submarine(1968)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Family Way(1966)

    Composer · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Help!(1965)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ferry Cross the Mersey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • A Hard Day's Night(1964)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Take Me Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Calculated Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Crooks Anonymous(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1962 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Live and Let Die (1973)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

The Beatles Anthology (1995)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Live and Let Die (1973)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 24: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 24: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 24: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic13 of 24: 12 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew5 of 24: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score88th

By decade

1960s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew1970s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew1980s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s3 · crew2020s1 · 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 Martin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)

67th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Family Way (1966)

Midcredits 88th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 63/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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.

Who does George Martin work with?

People who share at least 2 of George Martin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul McCartney shares the most, 6.

Actors