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Catherine Cyran

Catherine Cyran

Director, writer and producer · Died December 24, 2022, aged 59 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Born
January 1, 1963
Died
December 24, 2022 (aged 59)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 34 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are Catherine Cyran's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
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Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
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Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
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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
31%
Morality
19%
Survival
18%
Self
17%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 7 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 19 · Stylized 6 · 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 15 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

Steady 18 · 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 14 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 9 · 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 22 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Warm
8
Joyful
7
Hopeful
7
Romantic
7
Other
22

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Catherine Cyran's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Catherine Cyran'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

34 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1990 to 2022.

Biggest box office

A Cry in the Wild (1990)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Christmas with the Darlings (2020)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 32: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting17 of 32: 13 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thWriting13 of 32: 5 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score15thProducing8 of 32: 5 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score15thOther crew1 of 32: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

32 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s19 · 1 acting · 18 crew2000s3 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s4 · 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.

How do Catherine Cyran's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 26; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · producer

Kiss Me a Killer (1991)

79th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Christmas with the Darlings (2020)

Midcredits 76th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 51/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 24 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.

Is Catherine Cyran's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles31–64 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Catherine Cyran work with?

People who share at least 2 of Catherine Cyran's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Elliott shares the most, 12.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Mike Elliott12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Mike Elliott
  • Roger Corman10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Roger Corman
  • Lance H. Robbins5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Lance H. Robbins
  • Dawn Knight4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Dawn Knight