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Gary Auerbach

Gary Auerbach

Producer, director and writer · Born January 1, 1959 (67) · Monticello, New York, USA

Mr. Auerbach's feature film and documentary history includes writing and directing the dark comedy feature "Just Your Luck" starring Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau and Virginia Madsen. Other films and docs include: "The Occupants" starring Cristin Milioti and Michael Rady, "The Great American Christmas", "Prescription Thugs", "Karaoke Superstars", "Hampton High Revealed", "Choose You" with Hilary Swank and numerous "Rockumentaries" for MTV and VH-1. As key member and creator for MTV, Gary lent his talents creating and producing shows including "The Jon Stewart Show", "Singled Out", "Punk'd", "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County" and Peabody Award winning documentary, "Decade." As Founder and CEO of Go Go Luckey Entertainment, Gary created and produced thousands of hours of TV, feature films and digital content including: "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County", "Paranormal State", "Decoded", "The Occupants", "Kidnap and Rescue", "Exorcist Files", The crypto, zoological, horror series "Lost Tapes", and the Cannes Lions winning "Hampton High Revealed." Auerbach's newest venture is "Top Dead Center Films", "It's a culmination of everything I love to do, write, direct, produce and sell". "It's been my motivating vision and dream since I made my first zombie student film in High School." Auerbach is a paranormal and horror aficionado having created and produced hundreds of hours of paranormal, horror, thriller and sci-fi content. Auerbach states "I've probably been in more haunted, scary, odd places than anyone else in the world, and I'm always looking forward to my next adventure."

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1959 (67)
From
Monticello, New York, USA
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 21 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 20% in 30 days

What are Gary Auerbach's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller 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
Survival
20%
Bonds
18%
Morality
16%
Self
14%
Society
13%
Ideas
12%
Power
6%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
6
Contemplative
5
Warm
3
Absurd
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6
  • 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 Gary Auerbach's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gary Auerbach'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

21 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Daughter She Left Behind(2026)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Before Your Father Finds Us(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Killer Nurses(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Give Me Your Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Hunting Ava Bravo(2022)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Babysitter Must Die(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Stay Out of the F**king Attic(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Sex with Brody(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hangar 1: The UFO Files(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Occupants(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Decoded(2010)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Lab(2009)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County(2007)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Paranormal State(2007)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Karaoke Superstars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Rollergirls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 14 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Laguna Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 44 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Just Your Luck(1996)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Turbocharged Thunderbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 13 episodes · Writer

  • Decade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Development Producer

  • Street Trash(1987)

    as Hitman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1987 to 2026.

Highest rated

Hangar 1: The UFO Files (2014)

Midcredits 57th

Most popular right now

Paranormal State (2007)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 11: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting3 of 11: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 11: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing8 of 11: 4 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 11: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

11 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Gary Auerbach's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County (2007)

98th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Hangar 1: The UFO Files (2014)

Midcredits 57th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 51/100 and the pacing 33/100 in their films, across 6 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.

Who does Gary Auerbach work with?

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

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles