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Mark Burg

Mark Burg

Producer · Born December 9, 1959 (66) · Hartsdale, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Mark Burg (born December 9, 1959) is an American film producer. He is the co-founder of Evolution Entertainment and its sister label Twisted Pictures. He is best known for producing the Saw franchise.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 9, 1959 (66)
From
Hartsdale, New York, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 64 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 26

What are Mark Burg's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Horror15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd 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
Morality
31%
Bonds
17%
Survival
17%
Self
14%
Society
10%
Power
10%
Ideas
2%
Justice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 48 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 14 · Serious 7 · Dark 27

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 26 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 9 · Intense 27

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 10

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 28 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 14

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 15

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

Casual 20 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 7

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 17 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 17

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

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Dread
19
Joyful
13
Absurd
11
Melancholic
10
Other
39

How their films linger

Unsettling21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 19 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous10

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 Mark Burg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Burg'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

64 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Twisted(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Saw X(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • End of the Road(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Spiral(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • American Skin(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Intruder(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Traffik(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Jigsaw(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hit the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Loudermilk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer

  • 9/11(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Havenhurst(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Catch Hell(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Grace Unplugged(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ain't Them Bodies Saints(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Texas Chainsaw(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Anger Management(2012)

    Show 100 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Saw 3D(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Lottery Ticket(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Tortured(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Saw VI(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Repo! The Genetic Opera(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Vlog(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Saw V(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Saw IV(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Catacombs(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Dead Silence(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Saw III(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Saw II(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Love, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Saw(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Casino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Love Don't Cost a Thing(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 185 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Comedy Central Roasts(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Dude...We're Going to Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • The Three Amigos(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer

  • John Q(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Run Ronnie Run(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Sex Addict(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Good Advice(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Lockdown(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Black & White(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Body Count(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Gingerbread Man(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • How to Be a Player(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • B*A*P*S(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Eddie(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Little Death(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Cure(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Airheads(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Sandlot(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Strictly Business(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Toy Soldiers(1991)

    Executive Producer · as Mr. Burg / Mouthwash Buyer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Waxwork(1988)

    Production Consultant

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Bull Durham(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Can't Buy Me Love(1987)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Producer

  • The Boy with the Pink Pants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Valet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 64 titles, 62 of them dated from 1986 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Saw III (2006)

$165M worldwide

Highest rated

The Cure (1995)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Dead Silence (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 64: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing62 of 64: 61 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thOther crew2 of 64: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s13 · 1 acting · 13 crew2000s23 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s5 · 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

3 major nominations and no wins, 2006–2008.

  1. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
  2. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
  3. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series

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 Mark Burg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 50; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 53 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · producer

B*A*P*S (1997)

84th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Cure (1995)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

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 Mark Burg's work okay for kids?

Across up to 33 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 & Gore24 titles25–95 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity33 titles9–62 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles47–90 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles29–53 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles18–95 · median 77 · 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 Mark Burg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Burg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oren Koules shares the most, 23.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles