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Todd Black

Todd Black

Producer · Born February 9, 1960 (66) · Dallas, Texas, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Todd Black (born February 9, 1960) is an American film producer best known for producing The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), The Equalizer (2014), Southpaw (2015), The Magnificent Seven (2016), and Fences (2016) for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination with Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington. Description above from the Wikipedia article Todd Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 9, 1960 (66)
From
Dallas, Texas, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 68 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 28Down 54% in 30 days

What are Todd Black's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Crime 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
30%
Self
21%
Morality
20%
Society
10%
Survival
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds19 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 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 14 · Serious 11 · Dark 19

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

Grounded 28 · Stylized 13 · 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 11 · Charged 14 · Intense 19

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 1

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 24 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 4

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 21 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 16

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

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Melancholic
22
Hopeful
11
Warm
12
Absurd
10
Other
49

How their films linger

Bittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Todd Black's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Todd Black'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

68 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Madden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • The Social Reckoning(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Voicemails for Isabelle(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Masters of the Universe(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • DTF St. Louis(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Highest 2 Lowest(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Untamed(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Piano Lesson(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • It Ends with Us(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Cassandro(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer 3(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Toronto(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Emancipation(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Journal for Jordan(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Being the Ricardos(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Death(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Servant(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Perpetual Grace, LTD(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Guava Island(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Troop Zero(2019)

    Producer · Production Executive

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Upside(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer 2(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Fences(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Seven(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Prototype (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Southpaw(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Unfinished Business(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sex Tape(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hope Springs(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Back-up Plan(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Taking of Pelham 123(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Knowing(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Seven Pounds(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Great Debaters(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Pursuit of Happyness(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Weather Man(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Alex & Emma(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Antwone Fisher(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • A Knight's Tale(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • A Family Thing(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dunston Checks In(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Wrestling Ernest Hemingway(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Official Denial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Fire in the Sky(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Class Act(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Becoming Colette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Executive Producer

  • Short Time(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Guardian(1990)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Spellbinder(1988)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Split Decisions(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sunday Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Executive Producer

  • Ankle Snatcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Disorder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Hi, Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • I Wanna Fuck Your Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Outdueled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Resistor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Streets of Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Kaiju Score (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Universal Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Hannibal Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled View-Master Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 66 titles, 54 of them dated from 1986 to 2026.

Biggest box office

It Ends with Us (2024)

$351M worldwide

Highest rated

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Social Reckoning (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing66 of 66: 65 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew1 of 66: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s17 · 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

2 major awards from 9 major nominations, 2003–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
  2. 2025
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  3. 2022
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  4. 2021
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  5. 2017
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  6. 2008
    • Producers Guild Award, won
  7. 2003
    • Producers Guild Award, won

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 Todd Black's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 46; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

Emancipation (2022)

75th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Midcredits 98th · 91% 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 Todd Black's work okay for kids?

Across up to 39 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore32 titles7–85 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity39 titles13–56 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity34 titles34–80 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs31 titles14–59 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense31 titles18–85 · median 43 · 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 Todd Black work with?

People who share at least 2 of Todd Black's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Blumenthal shares the most, 26.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Jason Blumenthal26 titles    See newest 12 of 26 shared titles with Jason Blumenthal
  • Steve Tisch21 titles    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Steve Tisch
  • David J. Bloomfield10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with David J. Bloomfield
  • Joe Wizan9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Joe Wizan