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Ted Field

Producer · Born June 1, 1953 (73) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Primetime Emmy winner

Frederick Woodruff "Ted" Field (born June 1, 1953) is an American media mogul, record executive, entrepreneur and film producer. He founded Interscope Communications in 1982 to develop and produce films and produced his first hit, Revenge of the Nerds, the same year. Seven years later, in 1989, he co-founded Interscope Records with Jimmy Iovine. He is an heir to the Marshall Field family. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Field, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 1, 1953 (73)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 86 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 13% in 30 days

What are Ted Field's films like?

Across their 60 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
34%
Self
21%
Morality
19%
Survival
14%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 60 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 9 · Dark 24

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 30 · Stylized 23 · Heightened 7

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 15 · Charged 20 · Intense 25

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 31 · Whiplash 10

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 24 · Some laughs 23 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 43 · Relentless 9

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

Casual 27 · Engaged 30 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 34 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 20

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

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Dread
20
Thrilling
19
Joyful
13
Absurd
15
Other
69

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

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 Ted Field's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ted Field'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

86 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jumanji: Open World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Young Washington(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Hand That Rocks the Cradle(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • To Love a Narcissist(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wheel of Time(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Jumanji: The Next Level(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Beirut(2018)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Under the Bed(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Kickboxer: Vengeance(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Riddick(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Spring Breakers(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Twelve(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Everybody's Fine(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Box(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Invention of Lying(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • All About Steve(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Horsemen(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Heartbreak Kid(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Waist Deep(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Zathura: A Space Adventure(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Amityville Horror(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Chronicles of Riddick(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Last Samurai(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Divorce(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • How to Deal(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • They(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Into Pitch Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Pitch Black(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Teaching Mrs. Tingle(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Runaway Bride(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • What Dreams May Come(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Very Bad Things(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Proposition(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Snow White: A Tale of Terror(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Gridlock'd(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Associate(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Kazaam(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Arrival(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Boys(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Holland's Opus(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Jumanji(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Separate Lives(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Tie That Binds(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Operation Dumbo Drop(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Body Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Roommates(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Imaginary Crimes(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Air Up There(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Terminal Velocity(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Foreign Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Out on a Limb(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Jersey Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • FernGully: The Last Rainforest(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Cutting Edge(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Hand That Rocks the Cradle(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Paradise(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Class Action(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Aftermath: A Test of Love(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Three Men and a Little Lady(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Arachnophobia(1990)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Bird on a Wire(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The First Power(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • An Innocent Man(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Renegades(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Collision Course(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Cocktail(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Sign(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Three Men and a Baby(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Outrageous Fortune(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Critical Condition(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • American Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Executive Producer

  • Turk 182! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • Revenge of the Nerds(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bendy and the Ink Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Daddy Changed The World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Into the Lion’s Mouth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Karn Evil 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Geronimo Stilton Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Weslandia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 84 titles, 77 of them dated from 1984 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

$963M worldwide

Highest rated

The Last Samurai (2003)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 84: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing83 of 84: 83 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1980s14 · crew1990s34 · 1 acting · 33 crew2000s17 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Awards

Won a Primetime Emmy in 1990, Outstanding Children's Program.

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 Ted Field's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 71; across their 60 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 72 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed14
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · producer

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989)

86th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Last Samurai (2003)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

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 Ted Field's work okay for kids?

Across up to 46 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore37 titles12–85 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity46 titles13–64 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity37 titles28–89 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs32 titles18–67 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense32 titles17–81 · median 55 · moderateheavier 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 Ted Field work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ted Field's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert W. Cort shares the most, 31.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles