Frank Warner Capra, known as Frank Capra Jr., was an American film and television producer. He was one of the three children of film director Frank Capra and his second wife, Lucille. His own sons, Frank Capra III and Jonathan Capra, are assistant directors. At the time of his death, Capra Jr. was president of EUE/Screen Gems studio, which he had helped to found in Wilmington, North Carolina, in the mid-1980s, and a member of the North Carolina Film Council.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 20, 1934
- December 19, 2007 (aged 73)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Producer, also actor
- 16 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Known for
What are Frank Capra Jr.'s films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 15
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 7
Grounded 8 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 8
Steady 7 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 5
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Frank Capra Jr.'s films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Frank Capra Jr.'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
19 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Waterproof(2000)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Marie(1985)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Firestarter(1984)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Seduction(1982)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Vice Squad(1982)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
An Eye for an Eye(1981)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Black Marble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Born Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Trapped Beneath the Sea(1974)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Tom Sawyer(1973)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Play It Again, Sam(1972)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Marooned(1969)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 1969 to 2008.
Biggest box office
Firestarter (1984)
Highest rated
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Most popular right now
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
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 Frank Capra Jr.'s films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Frank Capra Jr.'s work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Frank Capra Jr. work with?
People who share at least 2 of Frank Capra Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arthur P. Jacobs shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Don TaylorShared titles: Tom Sawyer (1973), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Don Taylor
- J. Lee ThompsonShared titles: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)See all 2 shared titles with J. Lee Thompson
Writers
- Paul DehnShared titles: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Dehn
- Pierre BoulleShared titles: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Pierre Boulle
Actors
- Natalie TrundyShared titles: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Natalie Trundy
- Roddy McDowallShared titles: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Roddy McDowall
- Noah KeenShared titles: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Tom Sawyer (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Noah Keen
- Richard EasthamShared titles: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Tom Sawyer (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Eastham
Editors
- Marion RothmanShared titles: Tom Sawyer (1973), Play It Again, Sam (1972), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Marion Rothman
- Alan JaggsShared titles: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Jaggs
Producers
- Arthur P. JacobsShared titles: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Tom Sawyer (1973), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), Play It Again, Sam (1972), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)See all 5 shared titles with Arthur P. Jacobs
- Robert RehmeShared titles: Vice Squad (1982), An Eye for an Eye (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Rehme
