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Christopher DeFaria

Christopher DeFaria

Producer, actor and writer · Born May 20, 1959 (67) · San Francisco, California, USA

Christopher "Chris" DeFaria born San Francisco, California is an American film producer and production manager of such films as Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Gravity (2013) and Happy Feet Two (2011). As a child, he was a voice actor playing the part of Peppermint Patty in five Peanuts specials: It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969), Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971), There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown (1973), and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973). He voiced Peppermint Patty in the second Peanuts film, Snoopy, Come Home (1972). He voiced Pig-Pen in A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969). He is a graduate of UCLA, a member of the AMPAS and WGA and a founding member of FilmAid International.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 20, 1959 (67)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Producer, actor and writer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 35 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 19% in 30 days

What are Christopher DeFaria's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: 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
Bonds
38%
Self
18%
Survival
16%
Morality
15%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 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 11 · Serious 2 · 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 6 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 9

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 4

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

A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Hopeful
10
Joyful
7
Thrilling
9
Dread
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Christopher DeFaria's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher DeFaria'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

35 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1965 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Gravity (2013)

$724M worldwide

Highest rated

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Coyote vs. Acme (2026)

Film career

  • 1969Screen debut· It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 32: 7 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting2 of 32: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing17 of 32: 15 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndOther crew8 of 32: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1960s3 · acting1970s4 · acting1980s1 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s4 · crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Christopher DeFaria's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 31; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · producer

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991)

73rd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Christopher DeFaria's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles20–70 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles5–49 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles8–48 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles0–34 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles18–71 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Christopher DeFaria work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher DeFaria's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barry Bernardi shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers