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Ralph Winter

Ralph Winter

Producer · Born April 24, 1952 (74) · Glendale, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Ralph Frederick Winter (born April 24, 1952) is an American film producer who has helped to produce blockbuster movies such as the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Star Trek series, as well as I, Robot and Planet of the Apes. His films have grossed collectively over $2 billion (USD). Winter is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He has helped along such film schools as the Veracity Project and Biola University and lectured at Regent College, Vancouver. Winter was born in Glendale, California, the son of Effie Audrey (Crawford) and Charles Frederick Winter. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied history. His first experience in production was producing training videos for Broadway Department Stores. In 1978, Winter started working in the film business for Paramount Pictures television, where he worked on Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mork and Mindy. Following his experiences in television, he started working alongside Harve Bennett on the Star Trek films. He was an associate producer on Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, executive producer on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and producer on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Winter is also active in producing Christian movies, such as Three, based on Ted Dekker's book, and Hangman's Curse and The Visitation, both of which were novel-to-movie creations written by Christian author Frank Peretti. His latest Christian film, House, was released in March 2009. In 2010, Winter partnered with producer Terry Botwick to form the production company 1019 Entertainment. The company has produced the films Cool It and Captive. Winter is a Christian, and his faith influenced him to cooperate on a movie based on the Left Behind series of books, although he left that project before it was completed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ralph Winter (producer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 24, 1952 (74)
From
Glendale, California, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 43 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 8% in 30 days

What are Ralph Winter's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd 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
Bonds
23%
Self
20%
Morality
17%
Survival
15%
Society
13%
Ideas
9%
Power
3%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 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 9 · Serious 11 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 16

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 4

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
11
Hopeful
12
Thrilling
10
Contemplative
7
Other
28

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous5

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 Ralph Winter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ralph Winter'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

43 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wildcat(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • What Remains(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Hocus Pocus 2(2022)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Vice(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Adrift(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Promise(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Captive(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Giver(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • We Are Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Cool It(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • In My Sleep(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • House(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Least of These(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: The Last Stand(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Four(2005)

    Producer · as Ship Worker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Superdry Films (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • Blizzard(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • X2: X-Men United(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Evolution X - The Making of X-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Shoot or Be Shot(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Planet of the Apes(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Left Behind: The Movie(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • X-Men(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Inspector Gadget(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Mighty Joe Young(1998)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • High Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 32 episodes · Producer

  • Hackers(1995)

    Producer · as 4th V.P.

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Puppet Masters(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hocus Pocus(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Captain Ron(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Weapon(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Intruder(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Plymouth(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock(1984)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan(1982)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Spittin' Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 1982 to 2024.

Biggest box office

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

$460M worldwide

Highest rated

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Hocus Pocus (1993)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 37: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleProducing35 of 37: 32 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew2 of 37: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

37 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew2000s13 · 2 acting · 12 crew2010s6 · crew2020s4 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2023, Outstanding Television Movie.

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 Ralph Winter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

The Promise (2016)

99th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Tokyo Vice (2022)

Midcredits 93rd · 92% 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 Ralph Winter's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles29–71 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles12–42 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles25–45 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles25–39 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles22–65 · median 45 · 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 Ralph Winter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ralph Winter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Shatner shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers