From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Marvin J. Chomsky (born May 23, 1929) is an American television and film director. He has also worked as a producer. He is a cousin of academic Noam Chomsky. Born in New York City, Chomsky graduated from Syracuse University in 1950. His early jobs in the motion picture and television industries included work as an art director, set decorator, and producer. His feature film directing credits include Evel Knievel and Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff. Chomsky is a prolific television director, and his career spanned from 1964-1995. During the late 1960s, Chomsky directed eleven episodes of the television series The Wild Wild West. He also directed episodes of Star Trek and Gunsmoke. Besides directing individual episodes for television series, Chomsky directed made-for-TV movies. Later in his career, Chomsky worked almost exclusively on made-for-TV movies and miniseries. During the 1970s, Chomsky served as one of the directors for the miniseries Roots: The Saga of an American Family. In 1982 he directed Vanessa Redgrave in the TV movie, My Body, My Child and in 1989 the miniseries Brotherhood of the Rose with Robert Mitchum, Peter Strauss and David Morse. He is the winner of three Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Holocaust in 1978; Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special for Attica in 1980 and for Inside the Third Reich in 1982. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marvin J. Chomsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 23, 1929
- March 28, 2022 (aged 92)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director and producer
- 26 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
What are Marvin J. Chomsky's films like?
Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
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 20
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 7
Grounded 13 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 8
Steady 12 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1
Casual 9 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 4
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
- Other1
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 Marvin J. Chomsky's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Marvin J. Chomsky'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, 26 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Catherine the Great(1995)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Telling Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Strauss Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Strauss Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Brotherhood of the Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Billionaire Boys Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Billionaire Boys Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Angel in Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
The Deliberate Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
The Deliberate Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Peter the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Robert Kennedy & His Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Tank(1984)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Nairobi Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
I Was a Mail Order Bride(1982)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Inside the Third Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
My Body, My Child(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Evita Peron(1981)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
King Crab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Attica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Doctor Franken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Hollow Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff(1979)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Danger in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Roots(1977)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Victory at Entebbe(1976)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Law and Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Mackintosh and T.J.(1975)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Murph the Surf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Kate McShane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Mrs. Sundance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Female Artillery(1973)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Family Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Banyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Fireball Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Sam Cade(1972)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Mongo's Back in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Evel Knievel(1971)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Assault on the Wayne(1971)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Interns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Then Came Bronson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Hawaii Five-O(1968)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Bubble(1966)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Mission: Impossible(1966)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Star Trek(1966)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Death of a Salesman(1966)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Nurses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Tony Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Career shape
A full career of 67 titles from 1955 to 1996.
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 Marvin J. Chomsky's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of the 20 of 21 with a score; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th12
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 25 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed16
Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 13 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 Marvin J. Chomsky's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Marvin J. Chomsky work with?
People who share at least 2 of Marvin J. Chomsky's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Laurence Rosenthal shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Ernest KinoyShared titles: Roots (1977), Victory at Entebbe (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Ernest Kinoy
Actors
- Eileen HeckartShared titles: Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993), The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Eileen Heckart
- Ted WassShared titles: Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993), I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Wass
- Judith BaldwinShared titles: I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982), Evel Knievel (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Judith Baldwin
- Kenneth KimminsShared titles: I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982), My Body, My Child (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Kenneth Kimmins
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Laurence RosenthalShared titles: Catherine the Great (1995), Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993), Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Laurence Rosenthal
- Petra von OelffenShared titles: Catherine the Great (1995), Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Petra von Oelffen
- William B. StichShared titles: Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993), I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)See all 2 shared titles with William B. Stich
- Donald H. BirnkrantShared titles: Tank (1984), I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Donald H. Birnkrant
Producers
- Philip SaltzmanShared titles: Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976), The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Philip Saltzman
- Quinn MartinShared titles: Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976), The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Quinn Martin
- Russell StonehamShared titles: Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976), The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Russell Stoneham