Paul Benjamin Auster was an American author known for works blending absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction and the search for identity and personal meaning in works such as The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002) and The Brooklyn Follies (2005).
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 3, 1947
- April 30, 2024 (aged 77)
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Writer, actor, director and producer
- 9 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Paul Auster's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous7
- Cyclical1
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 Paul Auster's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Auster'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
14 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Out of My Head(2018)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
It Was Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Act of God(2009)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Center of the World(2001)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
I Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Lulu on the Bridge(1998)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Blue in the Face(1995)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Smoke(1995)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Music of Chance(1993)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Accompanist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Le carnet rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 1969 to 2020.
Film career
- 1993Screen debut· The Music of Chance
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 Paul Auster's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Who does Paul Auster work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Auster's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greg Johnson shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Wayne WangShared titles: The Center of the World (2001), Blue in the Face (1995), Smoke (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Wayne Wang
Actors
- Giancarlo EspositoShared titles: Bonnie (2022), Blue in the Face (1995), Smoke (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Giancarlo Esposito
- Harvey KeitelShared titles: Lulu on the Bridge (1998), Blue in the Face (1995), Smoke (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Harvey Keitel
- Mel GorhamShared titles: The Center of the World (2001), Blue in the Face (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Mel Gorham
- Harold PerrineauShared titles: Lulu on the Bridge (1998), Smoke (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Harold Perrineau
Cinematographers and editors
- Tim SquyresShared titles: The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007), Lulu on the Bridge (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Squyres
- Adam HolenderShared titles: Blue in the Face (1995), Smoke (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Holender
- Christopher TellefsenShared titles: Blue in the Face (1995), Smoke (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Tellefsen
Producers
- Greg JohnsonShared titles: The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007), The Center of the World (2001), Lulu on the Bridge (1998), Blue in the Face (1995), Smoke (1995)See all 5 shared titles with Greg Johnson
- Peter NewmanShared titles: The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007), The Center of the World (2001), Lulu on the Bridge (1998), Blue in the Face (1995), Smoke (1995)See all 5 shared titles with Peter Newman
- Francey GraceShared titles: The Center of the World (2001), Blue in the Face (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Francey Grace
- Ira DeutchmanShared titles: The Center of the World (2001), Lulu on the Bridge (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Ira Deutchman
