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Mike Curb

Producer and composer, also actor · Born December 24, 1944 (81) · Savannah, Georgia, USA

Mike Curb was born on 24 December 1944 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He is a producer and composer, known for Dirty Dancing (1987), Kelly's Heroes (1970) and Inglourious Basterds (2009). He has been married to Linda Dunphy Curb since 4 April 1978. They have two children.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 24, 1944 (81)
From
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Works as
Producer and composer, also actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Mike Curb's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
23%
Survival
21%
Morality
20%
Self
13%
Society
12%
Power
11%
Ideas
1%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 7

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

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 12 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Absurd
7
Thrilling
6
Melancholic
7
Dread
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous8

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 Mike Curb's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mike Curb'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

38 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Unsung Hero(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Sample This(2012)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • War Wolves(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Sasquatch Mountain(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Drop Dead Sexy(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Tough Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Pipe Dream(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Sasquatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Kill Me Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Zoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • The Proposal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Out of Line(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Mexico City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Oxygen(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Wedding Bell Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Deadly Past(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Kleptomania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Twenty-One(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Bikini Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Body Slam(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Voyage of the Rock Aliens(1984)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Osmonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 17 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Pretty Maids All in a Row(1971)

    Lyricist

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Black Water Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • The Cycle Savages(1969)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Five the Hard Way(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Big Bounce(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Racers(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Killers Three(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Savage Seven(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Glory Stompers(1967)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Born Losers(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mondo Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • It's a Bikini World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Thunder Alley(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Angels(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Angels(1966)

    Composer · Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Skaterdater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1965 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Unsung Hero (2024)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Unsung Hero (2024)

Midcredits 83rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 31: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing20 of 31: 20 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thMusic10 of 31: 9 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thOther crew1 of 31: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s11 · crew1970s3 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s8 · crew2020s1 · 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 Mike Curb's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · producer

Out of Line (2001)

81st percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Unsung Hero (2024)

Midcredits 83rd · 75% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 49/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Mike Curb work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mike Curb's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carole Curb Nemoy shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers