Lawrence D. Cohen is an American screenwriter and producer, best known for his work on Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976), an adaptation of Stephen King's novel.
Biography from TMDB.
- Writer, also actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Known for
What are Lawrence D. Cohen's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Cyclical2
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 Lawrence D. Cohen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Lawrence D. Cohen'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
9 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Carrie(2013)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
South Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Tommyknockers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
IT(1990)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Ghost Story(1981)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Carrie(1976)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Italianamerican(1974)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1974 to 2013.
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 Lawrence D. Cohen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. 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.
Is Lawrence D. Cohen's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Lawrence D. Cohen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lawrence D. Cohen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen King shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Stephen KingShared titles: Carrie (2013), IT (1990), Carrie (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Stephen King
Composers
- Pino DonaggioShared titles: Visualizing 'Carrie' (2001), Carrie (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Pino Donaggio
Mixed roles
- Brian De PalmaShared titles: Visualizing 'Carrie' (2001), Carrie (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Brian De Palma
- Paul HirschShared titles: Visualizing 'Carrie' (2001), Carrie (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Hirsch
