Walt deFaria
Producer · Born September 3, 1926 (100) · Sacramento, California, USA
Primetime Emmy nominee
Walt deFaria was born on 3 September 1926 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), The Borrowers (1992) and Come to Your Senses (1971). He died on 11 November 2024 in Kingston, Washington, USA.
Biography from IMDb.
- September 3, 1926 (100)
- Sacramento, California, USA
- Producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Walt deFaria's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
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 Walt deFaria's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Walt deFaria'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
10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
The Borrowers(2011)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Borrowers(1997)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Mouse and His Child(1977)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Rivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Borrowers(1973)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
It Couldn't Be Done (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1951 to 2011.
Biggest box office
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
Highest rated
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
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
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1974, Outstanding Children's Special.
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 Walt deFaria's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
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 Walt deFaria work with?
People who share at least 2 of Walt deFaria's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mary Norton shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Walter C. MillerShared titles: All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978), The Borrowers (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Walter C. Miller
Writers
- Mary NortonShared titles: The Borrowers (2011), The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), The Borrowers (1997), The Borrowers (1973)See all 4 shared titles with Mary Norton
Producers
- Eric FellnerShared titles: The Borrowers (2011), The Borrowers (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Fellner
- Tim BevanShared titles: The Borrowers (2011), The Borrowers (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Bevan
- Shintarô TsujiShared titles: Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982), The Mouse and His Child (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Shintarô Tsuji
- Judy KauffmanShared titles: All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978), The Mouse and His Child (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Judy Kauffman