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Leslie Bohem

Leslie Bohem

Writer · Born September 25, 1951 (75) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Leslie Bohem is an American screenwriter, television writer and producer, born on September 25, 1951 in Los Angeles. In the early 1980s, he formed the musical duo Bates Motel with drummer David Kendrick. In 1981, the pair became backing musicians for the band Sparks and later recruited other members of the group to form Gleaming Spires, who had a minor hit with the song "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls?" Bohem began working on feature films in 1989 and ventured into television in 1992. He is the son of writer and producer Endre Bohem.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 25, 1951 (75)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 19 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 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Leslie Bohem's films like?

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

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
28%
Survival
28%
Morality
19%
Self
13%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

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

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
5
Thrilling
3
Romantic
3
Contemplative
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Leslie Bohem's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leslie Bohem'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

19 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Boiled Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Map That Leads to You(2025)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Six Month Chip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer

  • Shut Eye(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Tracers(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Extant(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Darkest Hour(2011)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Alamo(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Taken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Dante's Peak(1997)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Daylight(1996)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Twenty Bucks(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Nowhere to Run(1993)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Kid(1990)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Desperado: Badlands Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Story · Teleplay

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child(1989)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • House III: The Horror Show(1989)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Mindful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Repo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Dante's Peak (1997)

$178M worldwide

Highest rated

Twenty Bucks (1993)

Midcredits 52nd

Most popular right now

Dante's Peak (1997)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 18: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting16 of 18: 14 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thProducing3 of 18: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 18: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

18 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 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

a Primetime Emmy from 2 major nominations, 2003–2004.

WinNomination
  1. 2004
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Original Long Form
  2. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Miniseries

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 Leslie Bohem's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 5 are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed5

Most loved · producer

Shut Eye (2016)

Midcredits 55th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 35/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 11 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 Leslie Bohem'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 & Gore7 titles50–76 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles10–44 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles35–58 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles22–45 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles28–75 · median 58 · moderateheavier 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 Leslie Bohem work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leslie Bohem's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Amundson shares the most, 2.

Editors

Producers