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Carl Foreman

Carl Foreman

Writer and producer, also director · Died June 26, 1984, aged 69 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Carl Foreman, CBE was an American screenwriter and film producer who wrote the award-winning films The Bridge on the River Kwai and High Noon, among others. He was one of the screenwriters who were blacklisted in Hollywood in the 1950s because of their suspected communist sympathy or membership in the Communist Party.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 23, 1914
Died
June 26, 1984 (aged 69)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Writer and producer, also director
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 13% in 30 days

What are Carl Foreman's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd 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
Morality
27%
Survival
20%
Bonds
20%
Self
12%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
4%
Duty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 13

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 0

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 4 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
14
Dread
5
Thrilling
6
Warm
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Carl Foreman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carl Foreman'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

30 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • High Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Original Film Writer

  • When Time Ran Out...(1980)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Gate Murders(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Force 10 from Navarone(1978)

    Producer · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Born Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Story

  • Young Winston(1972)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Living Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Executive Producer

  • Mackenna's Gold(1969)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Otley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Executive Producer

  • Born Free(1966)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Victors(1963)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Guns of Navarone(1961)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Key(1958)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • A Hatful of Rain(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Sleeping Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • High Noon(1952)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Cyrano de Bergerac(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Men(1950)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Young Man with a Horn(1950)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Home of the Brave(1949)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Champion(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Clay Pigeon(1949)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • So This Is New York(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dakota(1945)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Know Your Enemy - Japan(1945)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Rhythm Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • Spooks Run Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Bowery Blitzkrieg(1941)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • High Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Original Film Writer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 1941 to 2000.

Biggest box office

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

$27M worldwide

Highest rated

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 30: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting26 of 30: 19 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stProducing10 of 30: 4 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndOther crew1 of 30: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

30 titles, 7 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1940s9 · crew1950s8 · crew1960s5 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s1 · crew2000s1 · 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 Carl Foreman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 22 titles divides audiences: 15 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed3

Most loved · writer

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 54/100 in their films, across 21 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 Carl Foreman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles38–51 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles6–46 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles2–37 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles27–37 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles33–49 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Carl Foreman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carl Foreman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dimitri Tiomkin shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers