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Charles Gross

Charles Gross

Composer · Born May 13, 1934 (92) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Gross was born on 13 May 1934 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for Turner & Hooch (1989), Air America (1990) and NBC Special Treat (1975). He was married to Joan DuBrow. He died on 24 March 2026 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 13, 1934 (92)
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 61 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Charles Gross' films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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%
Bonds
23%
Survival
17%
Self
13%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 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 9 · Serious 9 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 26 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 14 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
10
Dread
6
Warm
6
Hopeful
6
Other
26

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Charles Gross' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Gross' 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

61 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • What They Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Sound

  • Fakin' Da Funk(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Family Thing(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Awake to Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Good King Wenceslas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • In the Shadow of a Killer(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Another You(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Air America(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Turner & Hooch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • No Place Like Home(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Turner & Hooch(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Third Degree Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Punchline(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Leap of Faith(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Open Admissions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Side by Side(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Apprentice to Murder(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • In Love and War(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • At Mother's Request (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • The Murders in the Rue Morgue(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Barnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Between Two Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Choices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Sweet Dreams(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Three Sovereigns for Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Arthur the King(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Night They Saved Christmas(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Burning Bed(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • Call to Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 22 episodes · Composer

  • Terrible Joe Moran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Sound

  • Brady’s Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Something So Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Prime Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • My Body, My Child(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Heartland(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • When the Circus Came to Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • A Private Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • A Rumor of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • The Gold Bug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • You Can't Go Home Again(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • No Other Love(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • On the Yard(1978)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Dain Curse(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • Blue Sunshine(1977)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Tenth Level (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Have a Nice Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Nicky's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • King Lear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • My Old Man's Place(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Valdez Is Coming(1971)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Ceremony of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • Teacher, Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • The Group(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Across the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 1965 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Turner & Hooch (1989)

$71M worldwide

Highest rated

A Family Thing (1996)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Turner & Hooch (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music57 of 59: 54 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndOther crew5 of 59: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role

59 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s3 · crew1970s14 · crew1980s34 · crew1990s7 · crew2020s1 · 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 Charles Gross' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · composer

My Body, My Child (1982)

83rd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

A Family Thing (1996)

Midcredits 83rd · 74% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 59/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Charles Gross' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 77 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Charles Gross work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Gross' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Avnet shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles