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Frank Darabont

Frank Darabont

Writer, director, producer and actor · Born January 28, 1959 (67) · Montbéliard, Doubs, France

Oscar nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France to Hungarian parents who fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising, but the family moved to Los Angeles while he was still an infant. He has directed the films The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist, all based on stories by Stephen King. In 2010 he developed and executive produced the first season of the AMC network television series The Walking Dead.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 28, 1959 (67)
From
Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Works as
Writer, director, producer and actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 42 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 40% in 30 days

What are Frank Darabont's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
Survival
26%
Morality
23%
Society
18%
Self
16%
Ideas
8%
Bonds
7%
Power
2%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 2 · Intense 10

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
7
Warm
6
Contemplative
6
Hopeful
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Other1

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 Frank Darabont's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Darabont'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

42 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Stranger Things(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Walking the Mile (Director's Cut)(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Mob City(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Dead(2010)

    Show 51 episodes · Director · Author · Creator · Executive Producer · Thanks · Writer · as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The United Monster Talent Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Director #1

  • Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Thanks · as Self

  • When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Thanks · as Self

  • The Mist(2007)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Raines(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • King Kong(2005)

    as Biplane Gunner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Collateral(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Frank Darabont

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Salton Sea(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Majestic(2001)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer · as Self - Writer / Director

  • The Green Mile(1999)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • Vampires(1998)

    as Man with Buick

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Black Cat Run(1998)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Shining(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Living Room Ghost

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father(1996)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Shawshank Redemption(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Nightshift Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Two-Fisted Tales(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Buried Alive(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Screenplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Fly II(1989)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Blob(1988)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors(1987)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Trancers(1984)

    Art Department Assistant

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Crimes of Passion(1984)

    Set Dresser

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Woman in the Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • The Seduction(1982)

    Transportation Captain

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Hell Night(1981)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles from 1981 to 2018.

Biggest box office

The Green Mile (1999)

$287M worldwide

Highest rated

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 42: 5 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thDirecting12 of 42: 5 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thWriting19 of 42: 12 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndProducing10 of 42: 4 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndEditing1 of 42: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew10 of 42: 8 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

42 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s9 · crew1990s15 · 2 acting · 13 crew2000s12 · 2 acting · 10 crew2010s6 · 2 acting · 5 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.

Awards

1 major award from 11 major nominations, 1991–2011.

WinNomination
  1. 2011
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series
  2. 2000
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Screenplay, Adapted
  3. 1995
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
  4. 1991
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Anthology Episode/Single Program

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 Frank Darabont's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor, producer

Walking the Mile (Director's Cut) (2014)

90th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 16 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 Frank Darabont's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles57–90 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles14–51 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles36–77 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles20–46 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles50–91 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most 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 Frank Darabont work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Darabont's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chuck Russell shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles