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Mort Lachman

Director, also writer

Works as
Director, also writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Mort Lachman's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Society
30%
Morality
11%
Self
7%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · 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 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
4
Absurd
2
Hopeful
1
Romantic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5

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 Mort Lachman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mort Lachman'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

18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Yours, Mine & Ours(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bagdad Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 15 episodes · Producer

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

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Kate & Allie(1984)

    Show 122 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Baby Makes Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 5 episodes · Producer

  • No Soap, Radio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 5 episodes · Producer

  • Gimme a Break! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 137 episodes · Creator · Producer

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

    Show 26 episodes · Producer

  • Archie Bunker's Place(1979)

    Show 97 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • In the Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 9 episodes · Producer

  • Baby, I'm Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show Creator

  • That's My Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Mixed Company(1974)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 210 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Bob Hope Christmas Special(1968)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Yours, Mine and Ours(1968)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bob Hope Christmas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Call Me Bwana(1963)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1965 to 1990.

Biggest box office

Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)

$73M worldwide

Highest rated

Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 13: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing11 of 13: 10 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 13: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Mort Lachman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer

The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1968)

57th percentile spread · 10% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

All in the Family (1971)

Midcredits 93rd · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 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 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 Mort Lachman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mort Lachman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Melville Shavelson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers