Charles Gordon was a film and television producer that was born and the family went to Mississippi. He moved to Los Angeles when he started his entertainment career. He worked as a talent agent, and then he was intern for brother Lawrence Gordon. He worked for screenwriting and television producing credits at Lawrence Gordon Productions, such as The Renegades (1983), Just Our Luck (1983) and Our Family Honor (1985), while two other series concepts at Largo Productions went unsold. He then worked as an independent producer via Tri-Star Pictures for Night of the Creeps (1986), before starting up The Gordon Company with his brother Lawrence Gordon at 20th Century Fox. There, the duo produced Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990), and earned him a joint Oscar nomination with his brother for Field of Dreams (1989). In 1989, the Gordons founded Largo Entertainment, in partnership with JVC. There he produced The Super (1991) and Unlawful Entry (1992). When the Gordons left Largo Entertainment, he started Daybreak Productions at Universal Pictures. The first project Daybreak produced was Waterworld (1995), on behalf of Lawrence Gordon, which served as executive producer. Daybreak Productions then subsequently produced Trojan War (1997) for Warner Bros. and the critically-acclaimed successful feature film October Sky (1999) for Universal Pictures. He then produced The Girl Next Door (2004) for Regency Enterprises and Hitman (2007) for 20th Century Fox, as well as reboot Hitman: Agent 47 (2015). He was subsequently died on October 31, 2020 in Los Angeles and he was 73 years old.
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Biography from IMDb.
- May 13, 1947 (79)
- Mississippi, USA
- Producer, also actor
- 17 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Charles Gordon's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 5 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 9
Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 7
Casual 9 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 12 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous1
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 Charles Gordon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Charles Gordon'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
19 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Hitman: Agent 47(2015)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Hitman(2007)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Girl Next Door(2004)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
October Sky(1999)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Trojan War(1997)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Waterworld(1995)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Unlawful Entry(1992)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Super(1991)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Rocketeer(1991)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Die Hard 2(1990)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Lock Up(1989)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
K-9(1989)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Field of Dreams(1989)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Leviathan(1989)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Die Hard(1988)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Wrong Guys(1988)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Night of the Creeps(1986)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all filmsThe Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1982 to 2015.
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
Nominated for an Oscar in 1990, Best Picture.
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 Charles Gordon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Charles Gordon's work okay for kids?
Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Charles Gordon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Charles Gordon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lawrence Gordon shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Joe JohnstonShared titles: October Sky (1999), The Rocketeer (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Johnston
- Rod DanielShared titles: The Super (1991), K-9 (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Rod Daniel
Writers
- Jeb StuartShared titles: Leviathan (1989), Lock Up (1989), Die Hard (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Jeb Stuart
- Skip WoodsShared titles: Hitman: Agent 47 (2015), Hitman (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Skip Woods
- Lewis ColickShared titles: October Sky (1999), Unlawful Entry (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Lewis Colick
- Scott MyersShared titles: Trojan War (1997), K-9 (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Myers
Actors
- Timothy OlyphantShared titles: Hitman (2007), The Girl Next Door (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Timothy Olyphant
- Kevin CostnerShared titles: Waterworld (1995), Field of Dreams (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Costner
- Ray LiottaShared titles: Unlawful Entry (1992), Field of Dreams (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Ray Liotta
- James HandyShared titles: The Rocketeer (1991), K-9 (1989)See all 2 shared titles with James Handy
Composers and cinematographers
- Dean SemlerShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Trojan War (1997), Waterworld (1995), K-9 (1989)See all 4 shared titles with Dean Semler
- James HornerShared titles: Unlawful Entry (1992), The Rocketeer (1991), Field of Dreams (1989)See all 3 shared titles with James Horner
- Jamie AndersonShared titles: The Girl Next Door (2004), Unlawful Entry (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Jamie Anderson
- Miles GoodmanShared titles: The Super (1991), K-9 (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Miles Goodman
Producers
- Lawrence GordonShared titles: Waterworld (1995), The Rocketeer (1991), Die Hard 2 (1990), Field of Dreams (1989), K-9 (1989), Leviathan (1989), Lock Up (1989), Die Hard (1988), The Wrong Guys (1988)See all 9 shared titles with Lawrence Gordon
- Lloyd LevinShared titles: The Rocketeer (1991), Die Hard 2 (1990), Field of Dreams (1989), K-9 (1989), Lock Up (1989), Die Hard (1988), The Wrong Guys (1988)See all 7 shared titles with Lloyd Levin
- Marc SternbergShared titles: The Girl Next Door (2004), October Sky (1999), Trojan War (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Marc Sternberg
- Gene LevyShared titles: Trojan War (1997), Waterworld (1995), Unlawful Entry (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Gene Levy
Mixed roles
- Ilona HerzbergShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Waterworld (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Ilona Herzberg
- Kevin ReynoldsShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Waterworld (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Reynolds
- Peter RaderShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Waterworld (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Rader