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Douglas Curtis

Douglas Curtis

Producer and director

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
16 on Motif · 20 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28

What are Douglas Curtis' films like?

Across their 16 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Motif score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Motif score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Motif score: 20th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Survival
29%
Bonds
26%
Morality
21%
Self
9%
Society
6%
Power
6%
Ideas
2%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 6 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · 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 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Thrilling
8
Absurd
6
Joyful
3
Romantic
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Douglas Curtis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Douglas Curtis' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

20 credits, 16 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Shark Night(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sorority Row(2009)

    Producer

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Shoot 'Em Up(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Cellular(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Freddy vs. Jason(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Friday After Next(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • All About the Benjamins(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Repli-Kate(2002)

    Line Producer

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Save the Last Dance(2001)

    Line Producer · Producer

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Next Friday(2000)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Wood(1999)

    Producer

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of Doubt(1998)

    Line Producer

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Judicial Consent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer · Second Unit Director

  • Philadelphia Experiment II(1993)

    Producer

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Sleeping Car(1990)

    Director · Producer

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Nice Girls Don't Explode (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Black Moon Rising(1986)

    Producer

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Philadelphia Experiment(1984)

    Producer

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Madame Claude 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Production Supervisor

  • The Hazing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1977 to 2011.

Biggest box office

Save the Last Dance (2001)

$132M worldwide

Highest rated

The Wood (1999)

Motif 78th

Most popular right now

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 18: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing17 of 18: 14 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Motif score38thOther crew2 of 18: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

18 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s1 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Douglas Curtis' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Motif score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Shark Night (2011)

52nd percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Wood (1999)

Motif 78th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 51/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Douglas Curtis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles58–93 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles24–74 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity10 titles57–98 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles32–84 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles30–84 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most 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 Douglas Curtis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Douglas Curtis' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toby Emmerich shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers