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Howard Gertler

Howard Gertler

Producer, also writer

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 21 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 31% in 30 days

What are Howard Gertler's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
29%
Bonds
21%
Society
20%
Morality
11%
Power
10%
Survival
9%
Community7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 10 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 4 · 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 7 · Engaged 7 · 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 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
7
Tense
5
Contemplative
6
Joyful
5
Melancholic
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet13

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 Howard Gertler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Howard Gertler'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

21 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Crip Camp(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Adam(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • How to Talk to Girls at Parties(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Do I Sound Gay?(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Who Sounds Gay? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Seraph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • How to Survive a Plague(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Death Is Lame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • World's Greatest Dad(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Husband for Hire(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Shortbus(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Pizza(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • A Buck's Worth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • The Best Thief in the World(2004)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Wet Hot American Summer(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Chutney Popcorn(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Trouble on the Corner(1997)

    Assistant Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Untitled Olivia Newton-John Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1997 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Shortbus (2006)

$5.6M worldwide

Highest rated

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Shortbus (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 18: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing17 of 18: 16 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew1 of 18: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s7 · 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.

Awards

2 major awards from 6 major nominations, 2007–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary Feature
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Documentary
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Documentary
  2. 2013
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary, Features
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Documentary
  3. 2007
    • Independent Spirit Award, won

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 Howard Gertler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Adam (2019)

89th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)

Midcredits 95th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 14 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 Howard Gertler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles21–61 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles37–80 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian 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 Howard Gertler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Howard Gertler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Perell shares the most, 5.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles