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Tucker Tooley

Tucker Tooley

Producer, also director

Tucker Tooley is a noted film producer and CEO of Tucker Tooley Entertainment, which he founded in 2016. His films have earned more than $1.2 billion at the domestic box office. Most recently, Tooley was President of Relativity Media. Under his leadership, the studio earned numerous Oscar® and Golden Globe ® nominations, and he was instrumental in the launch of the company’s television division which sold to private equity firms for $125 million. At Relativity Studios, Tooley oversaw and executive produced The Fighter, which earned seven Oscar nominations, won two Oscars, and grossed $130 million worldwide, as well as Immortals, which grossed $227 million worldwide, Limitless, Act of Valor, Dear John, and Safe Haven, all of which opened number one at the U.S. box office. Tooley also produced the blockbuster summer hit We’re the Millers, which grossed $270 million worldwide. Tooley is a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as well as a longstanding member of the Producers Guild of America. He earned his B.A. at the University of California, Santa Barbara and in 2009 was named “Executive of the Year” by the Ischia Global Film Festival.

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Works as
Producer, also director
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 40% in 30 days

What are Tucker Tooley's films like?

Across their 52 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
31%
Self
19%
Morality
19%
Survival
17%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Survival14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 52 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 20 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 37 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 18 · Intense 27

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 36 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 33 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 27 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 18 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 15

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

Resolved 42 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Dread
18
Thrilling
18
Melancholic
13
Hopeful
12
Other
49

How their films linger

Fun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

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 Tucker Tooley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 56 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tucker Tooley'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

73 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Finding Satoshi(2026)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Den of Thieves: Pantera(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Deliverance(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Arthur the King(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The United States vs. Billie Holiday(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Concrete Cowboy(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mary(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Hunter Killer(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hell Fest(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Krystal(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Den of Thieves(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Kidnap(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Space Between Us(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Shot Caller(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Masterminds(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • I'll Sleep When I'm Dead(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Disappointments Room(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The First Monday in May(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Jane Got a Gun(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Limitless(2015)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Lights(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Best of Me(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hector and the Search for Happiness(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Oculus(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • 3 Days to Kill(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Brick Mansions(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Desert Dancer(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Earth to Echo(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Furnace(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Family(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Don Jon(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Paranoia(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • We're the Millers(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • 21 & Over(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Safe Haven(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Movie 43(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Starring Adam West(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • House at the End of the Street(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mirror Mirror(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Act of Valor(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jewtopia(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Courier(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Immortals(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Haywire(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Shark Night(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Limitless(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Season of the Witch(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Fighter(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • My Soul to Take(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Catfish(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • MacGruber(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dear John(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Spy Next Door(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Nine(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Brothers(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Getaway(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Felon(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • .45(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Shadowboxer(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Blind Horizon(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • A Man Apart(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sol Goode(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Poolhall Junkies(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A Better Way to Die(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • In the Shadows(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Voodoo Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • The Last Marshal(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Den of Thieves 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Now I See You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles, 58 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

We're the Millers (2013)

$270M worldwide

Highest rated

Shot Caller (2017)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

3 Days to Kill (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 61: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing61 of 61: 60 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score41st

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s40 · crew2020s6 · 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 Tucker Tooley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 68; across their 52 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 69 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · producer

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)

87th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Fighter (2010)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 51 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 Tucker Tooley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 40 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 & Gore33 titles36–90 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity40 titles16–66 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity34 titles33–88 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs32 titles12–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense31 titles18–83 · median 60 · moderateheavier 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 Tucker Tooley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tucker Tooley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryan Kavanaugh shares the most, 29.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles