Jan Harlan (born 5 May 1937) is a German-American executive producer who worked with the director Stanley Kubrick, his brother-in-law, on Kubrick's five films.
Biography from TMDB.
- May 3, 1937 (89)
- Karlsruhe, Germany
- Producer, director and actor
- 6 on Motif · 10 credits in all
Known for
What are Jan Harlan's films like?
Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
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 Jan Harlan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jan Harlan's titles on Motif; 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, 6 with a Motif page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Stanley Kubrick's Legacy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
2001: A Space Odyssey – What Is Out There? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
O Lucky Malcolm! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Eyes Wide Shut(1999)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Remembering Stanley Kubrick (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Full Metal Jacket(1987)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Shining(1980)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Barry Lyndon(1975)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1975 to 2010.
Biggest box office
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Highest rated
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Most popular right now
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jan Harlan's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 98th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 93rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 82/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Jan Harlan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jan Harlan's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stanley Kubrick shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Stanley KubrickShared titles: Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Barry Lyndon (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Stanley Kubrick
- Gary LevaShared titles: Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007), Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Leva
Actors
- Sydney PollackShared titles: Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007), Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001), Eyes Wide Shut (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Sydney Pollack
- Jack NicholsonShared titles: Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007), Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Nicholson
- John CalleyShared titles: Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007), Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007)See all 2 shared titles with John Calley
- Tom CruiseShared titles: Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001), Eyes Wide Shut (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Cruise
Cinematographers
- Yoram AstrakhanShared titles: Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007), Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Yoram Astrakhan
Producers
- Frankie GlassShared titles: Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007), Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Frankie Glass
- Michael CrawfordShared titles: Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007), Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Crawford
Mixed roles
- Anthony FrewinShared titles: Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007), Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Frewin