Arthur Carlton Cuse (born March 22, 1959) is an American screenwriter, showrunner, producer, and director, best known for the American television series Lost, for which he made the Time list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carlton Cuse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 22, 1959 (67)
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Producer, writer and director
- 21 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Carlton Cuse's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds 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 1 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2
Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Carlton Cuse's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Carlton Cuse'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
27 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Pulse(2025)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Five Days at Memorial(2022)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Nash Bridges(2021)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Locke & Key(2020)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Jack Ryan(2018)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Rampage(2018)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Colony(2016)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
San Andreas(2015)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Returned(2015)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Point of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Strain(2014)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Bates Motel(2013)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Top Chef Masters(2009)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Lost(2004)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Black Sash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Nash Bridges(1996)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Witches of Eastwick(1992)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
A Promise to Keep(1990)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Sweet Dreams(1985)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all filmsThe End: LOST (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled The Secret of Secrets Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 25 of them dated from 1985 to 2026.
Biggest box office
San Andreas (2015)
Highest rated
Lost: Epilogue - The New Man in Charge (2010)
Most popular right now
San Andreas (2015)
Film career
- 1985Screen debut· Sweet Dreams
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.
Awards
a Primetime Emmy and 2 other major awards from 22 major nominations, 2005–2026.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Movie
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Drama
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Drama Series
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Dramatic Series
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best International
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Dramatic Series
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 2 wins
- Writers Guild Award, won · Dramatic Series
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Drama Series
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Carlton Cuse's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th7
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 6 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 Carlton Cuse'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 Carlton Cuse work with?
People who share at least 2 of Carlton Cuse's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greg Beeman shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Greg BeemanShared titles: Nash Bridges (2021), The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Greg Beeman
- Brad PeytonShared titles: Rampage (2018), San Andreas (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Peyton
Writers
- Graham RolandShared titles: The Returned (2015), Lost: Epilogue - The New Man in Charge (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Graham Roland
- Jeffrey BoamShared titles: The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993), The Witches of Eastwick (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey Boam
Actors
- Dwayne JohnsonShared titles: Rampage (2018), San Andreas (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Dwayne Johnson
Composers and editors
- Andrew LockingtonShared titles: Rampage (2018), San Andreas (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Lockington
- Bob DucsayShared titles: Rampage (2018), San Andreas (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Ducsay
Producers
- Ra'uf GlasgowShared titles: Pulse (2025), Lost: Epilogue - The New Man in Charge (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Ra'uf Glasgow
- Beau FlynnShared titles: Rampage (2018), San Andreas (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Beau Flynn
- Hiram GarciaShared titles: Rampage (2018), San Andreas (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Hiram Garcia
