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Chris Hanley

Chris Hanley

Producer, also actor · Born August 16, 1953 (73) · Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Chris Hanley is an American film producer best known for producing independent films such as Buffalo '66, The Virgin Suicides, American Psycho, Bully, Spun, Spring Breakers, and London Fields.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 16, 1953 (73)
From
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 42 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 5% in 30 days

What are Chris Hanley's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st 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
28%
Survival
18%
Morality
15%
Bonds
14%
Power
11%
Society
7%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 11 · Dark 18

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 17

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 8

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 15 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 4

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 7 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 15

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Absurd
14
Dread
10
Melancholic
12
Contemplative
8
Other
29

How their films linger

Unsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous11

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 Chris Hanley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Hanley'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

42 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Find Your Friends(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Merry Mystery Christmas(2023)

    Grip

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Roving Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Chris Hanley

  • The Righteous(2021)

    Daily Grip

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • London Fields(2018)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Face of an Angel(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Spring Breakers(2012)

    Producer · Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

  • 360(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Castro in Winter(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Boogie Woogie(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Killer Inside Me(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • South of the Border(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Veronika Decides to Die(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Hounddog(2007)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Downloading Nancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Wristcutters: A Love Story(2006)

    as People in Charge (P.I.C.)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Edmond(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • This Girl's Life(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • I Love Your Work(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Spun(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Love Liza(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Tiptoes(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • American Psycho II: All American Girl(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Bully(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Virgin Suicides(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • American Psycho(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Girl(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Modern Vampires(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • I Woke Up Early the Day I Died(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Two Girls and a Guy(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Buffalo '66(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • This World, Then the Fireworks(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Freeway(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Trees Lounge(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Split Second(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bouncer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • New Millennium Boyz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Spring Breakers 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 37 of them dated from 1992 to 2023.

Biggest box office

American Psycho (2000)

$34M worldwide

Highest rated

American Psycho (2000)

Midcredits 94th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 40: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing36 of 40: 35 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew3 of 40: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s10 · crew2000s17 · 1 acting · 16 crew2010s7 · crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 2 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 nominations and no wins, 1997–1999.

  1. 1999
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  2. 1997
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature

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 Chris Hanley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 35; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · producer

Castro in Winter (2012)

96th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

American Psycho (2000)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 47. 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 Chris Hanley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles51–90 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles35–75 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles41–92 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles40–92 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles50–90 · median 72 · intenseheavier 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 Chris Hanley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Hanley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jordan Gertner shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles