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Ernie Barbarash

Ernie Barbarash

Director, producer and writer · Born January 29, 1947 (79) · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ernie Barbarash is a movie producer, perhaps best known as co-producer of the films American Psycho, Cube 2: Hypercube, Prisoner of Love, The First 9½ Weeks and The Cat's Meow. Barbarash also wrote and directed Cube Zero and Stir of Echoes: The Dead Speak. He also directed the Canadian horror/thriller They Wait. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ernie Barbarash, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 29, 1947 (79)
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 41 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 17% in 30 days

What are Ernie Barbarash's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance 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
31%
Self
26%
Morality
17%
Survival
14%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 10 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 27 · Stylized 9 · 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 17 · Charged 5 · Intense 15

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

Steady 20 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 20 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Warm
14
Dread
11
Hopeful
11
Joyful
10
Other
31

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous6

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 Ernie Barbarash's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ernie Barbarash'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

41 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Garage Sale Mysteries: Murder Takes the Stage(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Sole Survivor of Flight 119(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Grounded in Love(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Under the Northern Lights(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Image of You(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Jinglebell Jubilee(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Dash of Christmas(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hotel for the Holidays(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • I'm Glad It's Christmas(2022)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Heatwave(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Great Christmas Switch(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Too Close For Christmas(2020)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Rome(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Holiday in the Wild(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Abduction(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Inheritance(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Saint(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Winter(2017)

    Director · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Casa Vita(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Pound of Flesh(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Addicted(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Falcon Rising(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Reading Writing & Romance(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Second Chances(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • 6 Bullets(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Assassination Games(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Rock the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Ticking Clock(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Hardwired(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Meteor(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • They Wait(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming(2007)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Cube Zero(2004)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • American Psycho II: All American Girl(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Cube²: Hypercube(2002)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Cat's Meow(2001)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • American Psycho(2000)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Prisoner of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • The First 9 1/2 Weeks(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1998 to 2025.

Biggest box office

American Psycho (2000)

$34M worldwide

Highest rated

American Psycho (2000)

Midcredits 94th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing28 of 37: 21 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thWriting5 of 37: 1 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score22ndProducing12 of 37: 7 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thOther crew1 of 37: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

37 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s9 · 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 Ernie Barbarash's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · producer

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo (1998)

94th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

American Psycho (2000)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 34 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 Ernie Barbarash's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles32–98 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles9–63 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles23–74 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles6–68 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles26–87 · median 55 · moderateheavier 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 Ernie Barbarash work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ernie Barbarash's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brad Krevoy shares the most, 20.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Brad Krevoy20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Brad Krevoy
  • Amy Krell15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Amy Krell
  • Amanda Phillips13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Amanda Phillips
  • Jimmy Townsend10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Jimmy Townsend

Mixed roles