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Charles Dorfman

Charles Dorfman

Producer, also director and writer

Independent Spirit Award winner

Works as
Producer, also director and writer
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Charles Dorfman's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Morality
24%
Self
22%
Survival
16%
Bonds
15%
Society
13%
Power
8%
Ideas
1%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 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 8 · Serious 12 · Dark 22

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

Grounded 32 · Stylized 8 · 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 11 · Intense 26

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 27 · 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 13 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 8

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

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 17

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Dread
16
Melancholic
17
Hopeful
11
Contemplative
10
Other
38

How their films linger

Hopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous13

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 Charles Dorfman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Dorfman'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

48 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page.

  • Extra Geography (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • A Melbourne Match(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Prayer for the Dying(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Beast(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Mother's Pride(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tin Soldier(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • & Sons(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Words of War(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Compulsion(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Marilyn Manson Unmasked(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Mary(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Partisan(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • You Gotta Believe(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Deep Fear(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • 97 Minutes(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • My Happy Ending(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Freud's Last Session(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mercy Road(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Eye(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Wrath of Becky(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • 2nd Chance(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Nocebo(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Shane(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Infernal Machine(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Daughter(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Colour Room(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Barbarians(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Tina(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Boys from County Hell(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Curse of the Chippendales(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • South of Heaven(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Castle Freak(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Chick Fight(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Death of Me(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Honest Thief(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Bay of Silence(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Arkansas(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Disturbing the Peace(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Skylines(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Rabid(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Satanic Panic(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Fanatic(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Untouchable(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • VFW(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • River Runs Red(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Tracks(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The King's Speech(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 2019 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The King's Speech (2010)

$414M worldwide

Highest rated

The King's Speech (2010)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 26: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 26: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing26 of 26: 25 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score37th

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s22 · 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.

Awards

Won an Independent Spirit Award in 2022, Best Feature.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Charles Dorfman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 42 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 42

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 47 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · producer

The Eye (2023)

91st percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The King's Speech (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 41 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 Charles Dorfman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 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 & Gore15 titles35–88 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles8–54 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles43–84 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles18–65 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles34–73 · median 61 · 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 Charles Dorfman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Dorfman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marlon Vogelgesang shares the most, 29.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers