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Van Toffler

Van Toffler

Producer · Born December 5, 1958 (67) · Staten Island, New York, U.S.

Van Toffler is the CEO of digital media production and distribution company Gunpowder & Sky, which he co-founded in 2016. He was formerly the President of Viacom Media Networks Music & Logo Group at Viacom from March 2008 to April 2015.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 5, 1958 (67)
From
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Works as
Producer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 52 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 11% in 30 days

What are Van Toffler's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
30%
Society
18%
Bonds
17%
Morality
11%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Ideas
8%
Friendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 19 · Serious 11 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 21 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 16 · Intense 8

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 5

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 10 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Absurd
12
Joyful
11
Contemplative
10
Hopeful
10
Other
38

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous7

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 Van Toffler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (13).

Subscription and free streaming for Van Toffler'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

52 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Myspace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Ringo & Friends at the Ryman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Words + Music(2025)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands(2024)

    Producer · as Self - MTV Executive (1986-2015)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dolly Parton's Pet Gala(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Heist 88(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • I Wanna Rock: The '80s Metal Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

  • Call Me Miss Cleo(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Gaming Wall St(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Last Exit: Space(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sheryl(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Survive(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Hot Mess Holiday(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • It Takes Three(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Kid Candidate(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • 50 States of Fright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Survive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

  • After The Murder Of Albert Lima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • Deadcon(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Eat Brains Love(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Summer of 84(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Final Offer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Rock Steady Row(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Too Stupid to Die(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Jackass 3.5(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Jackass 3D(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Jackass 2.5(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Jackass Number Two(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Beneath(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Æon Flux(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Get Rich or Die Tryin'(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Longest Yard(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Coach Carter(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Fighting Temptations(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Tupac: Resurrection(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Crossroads(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Orange County(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Pootie Tang(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Original Kings of Comedy(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Wood(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Election(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • 200 Cigarettes(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Varsity Blues(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dead Man on Campus(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do America(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Time Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Untitled Jessica Simpson Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles, 34 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Coach Carter (2005)

$77M worldwide

Highest rated

Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Coach Carter (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing35 of 36: 35 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew1 of 36: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s11 · 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 Van Toffler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 36; across their 32 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 32

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · producer

Too Stupid to Die (2018)

99th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

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 Van Toffler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles22–83 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles34–80 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles25–82 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles15–65 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles20–80 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all 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 Van Toffler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Van Toffler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Gale shares the most, 19.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers