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Len Wiseman

Len Wiseman

Director, producer and writer · Born March 4, 1973 (53) · Fremont, California, USA

Len Ryan Wiseman (born March 4, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the Underworld series, Live Free or Die Hard, and the 2012 film Total Recall. Wiseman runs the production company Sketch Films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 4, 1973 (53)
From
Fremont, California, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 17 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 20% in 30 days

What are Len Wiseman's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
30%
Morality
30%
Bonds
18%
Survival
11%
Self
7%
Ideas
4%
Power2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 7

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
6
Dread
3
Melancholic
2
Romantic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Rousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6

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 Len Wiseman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Len Wiseman'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

17 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ballerina(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Swamp Thing(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Gifted(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • APB(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Underworld: Blood Wars(2016)

    Characters · Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 93 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 62 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Second Unit Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Max Steel(2013)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Total Recall(2012)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Underworld: Awakening(2012)

    Characters · Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Underworld: Endless War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Underworld: Endless War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Characters

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Underworld: Rise of the Lycans(2009)

    Characters · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Live Free or Die Hard(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Underworld: Evolution(2006)

    Director · Characters · Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Underworld(2003)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 2003 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

$388M worldwide

Highest rated

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Ballerina (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 17: 4 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndWriting8 of 17: 2 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thProducing9 of 17: 1 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew2 of 17: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

17 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s1 · 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 Len Wiseman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 15 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · director, producer

Lucifer (2016)

Midcredits 92nd · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 57/100 in their films, across 8 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 Len Wiseman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles69–96 · median 91 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles20–60 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles33–64 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles2–36 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles43–79 · median 64 · 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 Len Wiseman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Len Wiseman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danny McBride shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers