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Ehren Kruger

Ehren Kruger

Writer and producer, also actor · Born October 5, 1972 (54) · Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.

Oscar nominee · 1 other major award body

Ehren Kruger (born October 5, 1972) is an American film screenwriter and producer. He is best known for writing three of the five installments in the original Transformers film series: Revenge of the Fallen, Dark of the Moon, and Age of Extinction, in addition to the American version of The Ring and its sequel, The Ring Two and the American adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. For his work on Top Gun: Maverick, Kruger was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ehren Kruger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 5, 1972 (54)
From
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Works as
Writer and producer, also actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 24 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 43% in 30 days

What are Ehren Kruger's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Survival
23%
Self
21%
Morality
20%
Bonds
20%
Power
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 4 · Serious 8 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 16

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 9

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 2

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 5 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Dread
10
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
12
Bittersweet
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

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 Ehren Kruger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ehren Kruger'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

24 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • F1: The Movie(2025)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Top Gun: Maverick(2022)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ophelia(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Dumbo(2019)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Rings(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Age of Extinction(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dream House(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Scream 4(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Blood and Chocolate(2007)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Grimm(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Skeleton Key(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Ring Two(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Rings(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Ring(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Impostor(2001)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Reindeer Games(2000)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Scream 3(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • New World Disorder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Arlington Road(1999)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Untitled Top Gun 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1999 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

$1.5B worldwide

Highest rated

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 24: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting19 of 24: 17 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thProducing6 of 24: 4 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

1990s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s10 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · 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, 2023.

  1. 2023
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Adapted Screenplay

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 Ehren Kruger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer, producer

Blood and Chocolate (2007)

53rd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 21 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 Ehren Kruger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 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 & Gore19 titles34–81 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles13–41 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles25–77 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs19 titles15–48 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles44–83 · median 67 · 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 Ehren Kruger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ehren Kruger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Weinstein shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers