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Avram 'Butch' Kaplan

Avram 'Butch' Kaplan

Producer · Born March 24, 1956 (70) · New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Born and raised in New York City. At age 15 moved to Israel to study Agriculture, majored in Dairy Farming. Met and married his wife Suzanna in Jerusalem. Eldest child born in Tel Aviv. Two other children born in Los Angeles. Has three siblings: a sister in Paris, a brother in Tel Aviv and a brother in New York.Returned to the USA in 1985 to start a career in films.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 24, 1956 (70)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are Avram 'Butch' Kaplan's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Self
35%
Bonds
22%
Morality
15%
Survival
14%
Power
5%
Ideas
5%
Society
3%
Self-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 12

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
8
Dread
5
Thrilling
5
Hopeful
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Avram 'Butch' Kaplan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Avram 'Butch' Kaplan'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

38 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Marty Supreme(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Mosquito Coast(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Devs(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • What We Do in the Shadows(2019)

    Show 11 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Gone Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Tremors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Mr. Right(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Fear the Walking Dead(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight(2014)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Courier(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Catch .44(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Babylon A.D.(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • One Missed Call(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Alpha Dog(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Notebook(2004)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Assassination of Richard Nixon(2004)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Raise Your Voice(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • John Q(2002)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula(2000)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Belly(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Patriot(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Buffalo '66(1998)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • She's So Lovely(1997)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Red Shoe Diaries 6: How I Met My Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Lake Consequence(1993)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Red Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Red Shoe Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 24 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Producer

  • Red Shoe Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Co-Producer

  • Double Impact(1991)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Stone Cold(1991)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Waiting for the Light(1990)

    Production Controller

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Bad Influence(1990)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • I Come in Peace(1990)

    Production Controller

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • All-Star Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles, 33 of them dated from 1990 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Marty Supreme (2025)

$192M worldwide

Highest rated

The Notebook (2004)

Midcredits 96th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing27 of 34: 20 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thOther crew14 of 34: 7 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

34 titles, 7 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s18 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2025, Outstanding Comedy Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Avram 'Butch' Kaplan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight (2014)

80th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

What We Do in the Shadows (2019)

Midcredits 97th · 93% liked

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 Avram 'Butch' Kaplan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles49–76 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles12–74 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles31–90 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles18–86 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles38–82 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most 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 Avram 'Butch' Kaplan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Avram 'Butch' Kaplan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aaron Zigman shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles