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Christopher Leitch

Director and writer, also producer

Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Christopher Leitch's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
26%
Bonds
20%
Morality
20%
Survival
16%
Ideas
8%
Society
7%
Power
2%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · 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 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 8

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
7
Warm
6
Dread
4
Thrilling
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Christopher Leitch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Leitch'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

38 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning(2012)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Secrets in the Walls(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Black Widower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Universal Soldier: Regeneration(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Girl(2008)

    Show Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The House Sitter(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Jericho(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Mind Over Murder(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Survivors Club(2004)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Visitor(2002)

    Director · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Three Blind Mice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Wednesday Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Satan's School for Girls(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier: The Return(1999)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Cab to Canada(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • I've Been Waiting for You(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Nightmare Come True(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Crowned and Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Little Girls in Pretty Boxes(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • A Friend's Betrayal(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • She Fought Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Murder or Memory: A Moment of Truth Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Hawkeye(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Universal Soldier(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Flash(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Courage Mountain(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Teen Wolf Too(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Misfits of Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Border (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • The Hitter(1978)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1979 to 2012.

Biggest box office

Universal Soldier (1992)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

A Christmas Visitor (2002)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Universal Soldier (1992)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing33 of 37: 30 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thWriting4 of 37: 3 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 37: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 37: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

37 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s2 · 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.

How do Christopher Leitch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · director

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story (2000)

87th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Jericho (2006)

Midcredits 84th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 54/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Christopher Leitch's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 96 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Christopher Leitch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Leitch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Duffy shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers