Heywood Gould (born December 19, 1942) is an American screenwriter, journalist, novelist and film director.
Biography from TMDB.
- December 19, 1942 (83)
- The Bronx, New York City, New York
- Writer and director
- 7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Heywood Gould's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 6
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- 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 Heywood Gould's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Heywood Gould'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
11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Double Bang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Mistrial(1996)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Trial by Jury(1994)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
One Good Cop(1991)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Cocktail(1988)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Streets of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Fort Apache the Bronx(1981)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Boys from Brazil(1978)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Rolling Thunder(1977)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Dog and Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1977 to 2001.
Biggest box office
Cocktail (1988)
Highest rated
Rolling Thunder (1977)
Most popular right now
Cocktail (1988)
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 Heywood Gould's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 7 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 Heywood Gould'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 Heywood Gould work with?
People who share at least 2 of Heywood Gould's MovieCove titles; Rachel Ticotin shares the most, 2.
- Rachel TicotinShared titles: One Good Cop (1991), Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Rachel Ticotin
- Martin RichardsShared titles: Fort Apache the Bronx (1981), The Boys from Brazil (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Richards
