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Fred Barron

Fred Barron

Writer and producer · Born June 15, 1947 (79) · USA

Born
June 15, 1947 (79)
From
USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 18 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 15% in 30 days

What are Fred Barron's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Self
23%
Society
23%
Ideas
23%
Power
9%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
2
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
1
Elegiac
1
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Fred Barron's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fred Barron'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

18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts(2019)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Meeting Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • After You've Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Courting Alex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show Creator

  • According to Bex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show Creator

  • My Family(2000)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Union Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Writer

  • Caroline in the City(1995)

    Show 75 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Dave's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 98 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 90 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer · as Fred Barron

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 180 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Just in Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer

  • Displaced Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Kate & Allie(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Something Short of Paradise(1979)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Between the Lines(1977)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1977 to 2012.

Biggest box office

Between the Lines (1977)

$15K worldwide

Highest rated

Between the Lines (1977)

Midcredits 66th

Most popular right now

Something Short of Paradise (1979)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 17: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting13 of 17: 6 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing7 of 17: 2 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew8 of 17: 2 only other crew, 6 with another role

17 titles, 7 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2000s4 · crew2010s1 · 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 Fred Barron's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer, producer

Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts (2019)

70th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Seinfeld (1989)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 51, detractors 23. 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 Fred Barron work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fred Barron's MovieCove titles; David Helpern shares the most, 2.