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Directing · Writing · 1911 to 1979

George Seaton

Best rated: Miracle on 34th Street (7.9)

Films
21
Avg rating
7.00
Peak run
1947’58
Oscar noms
1
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

George Seaton, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1947 to 1958, 7.18678194519501955196019651970Miracle on 34th Street 7.9Airport 6.6Career avg 7.00

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

George Seaton's career barcodecoolhot
194521 films1973
Current formLast 5: 6.90 vs career 7.00 (−0.10)
  1. WThe Counterfeit Traitor1962 · 7.4+0.4
  2. WMutiny on the Bounty1962 · 7.2+0.2
  3. W36 Hours1964 · 7.4+0.4
  4. LAirport1970 · 6.6−0.4
  5. LShowdown1973 · 5.9−1.1
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

George by the numbers

Average
7.00
11 rated films
Vote weighted
7.04
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.57
rating spread
Career
29y
1945 to 1973
Total votes
138K
across every film
Best
7.9
Miracle on 34th Street
Worst
6.6
Airport
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1973Showdown5.91,402
1970Airport posterAirport6.625,215
1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good?·650
196436 Hours7.45,457
1963The Hook·926
1962The Counterfeit Traitor7.43,523
1962Mutiny on the Bounty posterMutiny on the Bounty7.219,747
1961The Pleasure of His Company6.61,006
1958Teacher's Pet7.15,610
1956The Proud and Profane·870
1954The Country Girl7.27,462
1953Little Boy Lost·344
1950The Big Lift6.41,962
1950For Heaven's Sake·597
1949Chicken Every Sunday·300
1948Apartment for Peggy7.31,313
1947Miracle on 34th Street posterMiracle on 34th Street7.960,172
1947The Shocking Miss Pilgrim·544
1945Diamond Horseshoe·333
1945Junior Miss·252
Better together?

George Seaton's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On George Seaton

6 nominations, 3 wins

Awards record

  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1971
    George Seaton
    Nominated
  • Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award · Academy Awards 1962
    George Seaton
    Won
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1955
    George Seaton
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1955
    George Seaton
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1948
    George Seaton
    Won
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1944
    George Seaton
    Nominated

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