Herb Gardner

What are Herb Gardner's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

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 Herb Gardner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Strangers in the Park (2026) · writer

Subscription and free streaming for Herb Gardner'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, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  Strangers in the Park(2026)

  Theatre Play

  Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films69^th
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  I'm Not Rappaport(1996)

  Director · Screenplay · Theatre Play

  Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films59^th
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  Ishtar(1987)

  as Rabbi Pierce

  Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films22^nd
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  The Goodbye People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

  Director · Screenplay · Theatre Play
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  Thieves(1977)

  Screenplay · Theatre Play

  Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films13^th
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  Free to Be... You & Me(1974)

  Story

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films90^th
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  The Way We Were(1973)

  Additional Writing · Writer

  Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films83^rd
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  Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?(1971)

  Producer · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films29^th
• Caught in the Middle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

  Director
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  A Thousand Clowns(1965)

  Associate Producer · Screenplay · Theatre Play

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1965 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Way We Were (1973)

$45M worldwide

Highest rated

A Thousand Clowns (1965)

Midcredits 87^th

Most popular right now

The Way We Were (1973)

How do Herb Gardner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64^th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

134

• Universally Loved1
• Crowd Pleaser3
• Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Ishtar (1987)

78^th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Free to Be... You & Me (1974)

Midcredits 90^th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 73/100 and the plot and story 50/100 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.

Who does Herb Gardner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Herb Gardner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John McMartin shares the most, 2.