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Gary Gilbert

Gary Gilbert

Producer · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Gary Gilbert is an Academy Award nominated producer and executive known for La La Land (2016), The Kids Are All Right (2010), Garden State (2004), and Margaret (2011). In 2021 Gary produced and financed the Academy Award Winning short film If Anything Happens I Love You, about parents grieving over the loss of their child due to a school shooting.

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Biography from IMDb.

From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 18 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Gary Gilbert's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
30%
Self
30%
Survival
17%
Morality
10%
Society
7%
Power
6%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Melancholic
7
Tense
6
Contemplative
5
Bittersweet
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous2

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 Gary Gilbert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gary Gilbert'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

18 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Stamp Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • If Anything Happens I Love You(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Adam(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Counterpart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Little Boxes(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • La La Land(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Miss Stevens(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Cleanse(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Keeping Room(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Are You Here(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Save the Date(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Margaret(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • From Prada to Nada(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Kids Are All Right(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Meet Monica Velour(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Henry Poole Is Here(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Pathology(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Garden State(2004)

    Producer · as Young Hollywood Guy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

La La Land (2016)

$523M worldwide

Highest rated

La La Land (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 15: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing15 of 15: 14 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s10 · crew2020s3 · 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 Gary Gilbert's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 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 16

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

From Prada to Nada (2011)

52nd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

La La Land (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 84% 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 Gary Gilbert's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles2–81 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles14–73 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles27–79 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles7–82 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles10–86 · median 41 · moderatenear 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 Gary Gilbert work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gary Gilbert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jordan Horowitz shares the most, 10.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers