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Dan Cutforth

Producer and director · Born April 24, 1967 (59) · Wiltshire, England, UK

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Dan Cutforth was born on 24 April 1967 in Wiltshire, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for Top Chef (2006), Project Runway (2004) and Top Chef Jr (2017).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 24, 1967 (59)
From
Wiltshire, England, UK
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 50 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 11% in 30 days

What are Dan Cutforth's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Society
24%
Bonds
17%
Morality
8%
Ideas
7%
Survival
4%
Power
3%
Ambition15 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
17
Hopeful
13
Warm
12
Tense
9
Contemplative
9
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous8

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 Dan Cutforth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dan Cutforth'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

50 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Is It Cake? Valentines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Funny AF with Kevin Hart(2026)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Is It Cake? Valentines(2026)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • NFL Hometown Eats(2026)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Is It Cake? Halloween(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Next Gen Chef(2025)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher(2025)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Is It Cake? Holiday(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Homicide(2024)

    Show 15 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Chrissy & Dave Dine Out(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Project Greenlight: A New Generation(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Blood & Money(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Best in Dough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Chrissy's Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 32 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Nailed It! Mexico(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Sugar Rush(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • In Defense Of(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nailed It! Holiday!(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Tim & Faith: Soul2Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Cat Vs. Dog(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Brave Enough(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Top Chef Jr(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Cleveland Hustles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Chasing Cameron(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • There Goes the Motherhood(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cold Justice: Sex Crimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Under the Electric Sky(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Best Bars in America(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Top Chef Duels(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Time of Death(2013)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Katy Perry: Part of Me(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Around the World in 80 Plates(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gallery Girls(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Braxton Family Values(2011)

    Show 52 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • America's Next Great Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · Producer

  • Justin Bieber: Never Say Never(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Real L Word(2010)

    Show 27 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Work of Art: The Next Great Artist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 20 episodes · Producer

  • Kell on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • Top Chef Masters(2009)

    Show 50 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Step It Up and Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · Producer

  • America's Next Producer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

  • Treasure Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Producer

  • Top Chef(2006)

    Show 171 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Project Runway(2004)

    Show 109 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Last Comic Standing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 82 episodes · Producer

  • Project Greenlight(2001)

    Show 34 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Bands on the Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The World of James Bond(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 2001 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)

$99M worldwide

Highest rated

Nailed It! Holiday! (2018)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

Is It Cake? Halloween (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 33: 4 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing29 of 33: 29 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

By decade

2000s9 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s8 · 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 43 major nominations, 2001–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
  2. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  3. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  4. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  5. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Competition Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  6. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  7. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  8. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Nonfiction Programs
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
Show 10 earlier years
  1. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Nonfiction Programs
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  2. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality - Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television
  3. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Reality - Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television
  4. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Reality - Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television
  5. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television
  6. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  7. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
  8. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
  9. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television
  10. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class)

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 Dan Cutforth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · producer

NFL Hometown Eats (2026)

95th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Time of Death (2013)

Midcredits 95th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 54/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Dan Cutforth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dan Cutforth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jane Lipsitz shares the most, 29.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Nan Strait14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Nan Strait
  • Dan Volpe13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Dan Volpe
  • Casey Kriley11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Casey Kriley
  • Alexandra Lipsitz8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Alexandra Lipsitz

Mixed roles