Charles Kaufman

What are Charles Kaufman's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

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 Kaufman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

• Tubi4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Toxic Avenger (1984) · creative consultant · free
  • Mother's Day (2010) · writer, producer · free
  • Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters (1982) · director, writer · free
  • Mother's Day (1980) · director, writer, producer · free
• AMC+2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Toxic Avenger (1984) · creative consultant
  • Mother's Day (1980) · director, writer, producer
• Shudder2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Toxic Avenger (1984) · creative consultant
  • Mother's Day (1980) · director, writer, producer
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Toxic Avenger (1984) · creative consultant

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Kaufman'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

13 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

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  Mother's Day(2010)

  Original Film Writer · Producer

  Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films49^th
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  Peter Pan & the Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

  Show 1 episode · Story · Writer
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  The Search for Haunted Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

  Producer
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  Jakarta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

  Director · Screenplay
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  Rimba Panas(1988)

  as Albert

  Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~4^th
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  Ghostbusters(1986)

  Show Writer

  Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows22^nd
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  When Nature Calls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

  Director · Producer · Writer
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  The Toxic Avenger(1984)

  Creative Consultant

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films55^th
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  Waitress! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

  Screenplay
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  Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters(1982)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films21^st
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  Mother's Day(1980)

  Director · Producer · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films21^st
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  Squeeze Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

  Boom Operator · Screenplay · Second Unit Director · as Man with Popcorn in His Nose (uncredited)
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  The Secret Dreams of Mona Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

  Director · Producer · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1977 to 2010.

Biggest box office

Mother's Day (2010)

$863K worldwide

Highest rated

Mother's Day (2010)

Midcredits 49^th

Most popular right now

Ghostbusters (1986)

How do Charles Kaufman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21^st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

15

• Crowd Pleaser1
• Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer

Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters (1982)

77^th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Mother's Day (2010)

Midcredits 49^th · 49% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 33/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Who does Charles Kaufman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Kaufman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Warren Leight shares the most, 2.