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Herbert W. Gains

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Herbert W. Gains' films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th 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
Morality
26%
Bonds
20%
Self
20%
Survival
16%
Society
8%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Redemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 11

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

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 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
6
Hopeful
7
Thrilling
6
Absurd
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Herbert W. Gains' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Herbert W. Gains' 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

37 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dune: Part Two(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Dune(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla vs. Kong(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Geostorm(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Judge(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Non-Stop(2014)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Green Lantern(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Watchmen(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Brave One(2007)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Reaping(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • House of Wax(2005)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Little Black Book(2004)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Radio(2003)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Cradle 2 the Grave(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Orange County(2002)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hardball(2001)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Summer Catch(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Ready to Rumble(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Varsity Blues(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Negotiator(1998)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mousehunt(1997)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Face/Off(1997)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Daylight(1996)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • DragonHeart(1996)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Natural Born Killers(1994)

    as Wayne Gale's assistant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Point Break(1991)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Pacific Heights(1990)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Blue Steel(1990)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Rock Hudson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Assistant Director

  • Dirty Dancing(1987)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Manhunter(1986)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Fan(1981)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Starting Over(1979)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1979 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Dune: Part Two (2024)

$715M worldwide

Highest rated

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 35: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing22 of 35: 13 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew21 of 35: 12 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

35 titles, 9 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s10 · 1 acting · 9 crew2000s11 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s3 · 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 Herbert W. Gains' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Ready to Rumble (2000)

55th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 92% 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 Herbert W. Gains' work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 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 & Gore14 titles41–92 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles8–48 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles23–79 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles14–69 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles27–89 · median 59 · 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 Herbert W. Gains work with?

People who share at least 2 of Herbert W. Gains' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Robbins shares the most, 5.

Directors

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Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers