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Danny Lerner

Danny Lerner

Producer, writer and director · Died March 6, 2015, aged 63 · Haifa, Israel

Danny Lerner was born in Israel, his industry career started with working in the distribution of films: he went on to manage a cinema chain and subsequently moved into production when he joined Nu World Productions in 1986. Since then, he has produced over 70 films, shot on location in South Africa, Namibia, Israel, Mexico, Bulgaria, Canada and United States. In 2003, he found a Tosca Pictures with a long time friend, Les Weldon with whom he's written and produced many movies. Both of them continue to work closely on many future projects. His directorial credits include "Traitor's Heart" (1999) with Bryan Genessse and "Shark Zone" (2003) with Dean Cochran, which was followed by "Raging Sharks" (2005), "Rin Tin Tin" (2006), "Shark in Venice" (2007) and "Direct Contact" (2008) with Dolph Lundgren.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1952
Died
March 6, 2015 (aged 63)
From
Haifa, Israel
Works as
Producer, writer and director
Titles
82 on MovieCove · 94 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Danny Lerner's films like?

Across their 77 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action66 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
37%
Survival
29%
Bonds
15%
Power
7%
Self
5%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Survival42 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice24 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge13 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 77 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 21 · Serious 35 · Dark 21

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 49 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 33 · Intense 40

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

Steady 24 · Shifting 50 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 56 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 44 · Relentless 23

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

A split, not a type: Casual 40 · Engaged 35 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 64 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
70
Thrilling
53
Dread
21
Absurd
11
Melancholic
12
Other
22

How their films linger

Fun48 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy45
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous12

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 Danny Lerner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 77 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (59).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Danny Lerner'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

94 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page.

  • Search and Destroy(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Automata(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 3(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Hercules(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Olympus Has Fallen(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Homefront(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Killing Season(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 2(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Conan the Barbarian(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Cool Dog(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Assassin Next Door(2009)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Ninja(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Command Performance(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Streets of Blood(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Direct Contact(2009)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Code(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Train(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Shark in Venice(2008)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • War, Inc.(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hero Wanted(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Finding Rin Tin Tin(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bobby Z(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Wicked Little Things(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • What About Brian(2006)

    Show 5 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Contract(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mercenary for Justice(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Cutter(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Today You Die(2005)

    Executive Producer · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Target of Opportunity(2005)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Raging Sharks(2005)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Frozen Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • In Hell(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Shark Zone(2003)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Air Strike(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Out for a Kill(2003)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Alien Hunter(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Special Forces(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Den of Lions(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Cult of Fury(2003)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Submarines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Killer Rats(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Air Marshal(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Marines(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Frogmen Operation Stormbringer(2002)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Shark Attack 3: Megalodon(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Panic(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Derailed(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Hard Cash(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Octopus 2: River of Fear(2001)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Edges of the Lord(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Grey Zone(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ticker(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • U.S. Seals II(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Replicant(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Spiders II: Breeding Ground(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Order(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Shark Attack 2(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • For the Cause(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Octopus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Crocodile(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Spiders(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • City of Fear(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Operation Delta Force 5: Random Fire(2000)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • U.S. Seals(2000)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Alternate(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault(1999)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Traitor's Heart(1999)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The 4th Floor(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bridge of Dragons(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Sweepers(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target(1998)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday(1997)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Merchant of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Associate Producer

  • Orion's Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer · Story

  • Operation Delta Force(1997)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Danger Zone(1996)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Warhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer · Story

  • Live Wire: Human Timebomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Cyborg Cop III(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Lunar Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Deadly Outbreak(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Cyborg Cop II(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Woman of Desire(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Forgiveness(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Point of Impact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Cyborg Cop(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • American Ninja 4: The Annihilation(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The House of Usher(1989)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt(1989)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Captive Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Production Manager

  • Howling IV: The Original Nightmare(1988)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Skeleton Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Production Supervisor

Career shape

A full career of 86 titles from 1988 to 2020.

Biggest box office

The Expendables 2 (2012)

$315M worldwide

Highest rated

The Grey Zone (2001)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 86: 2 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score7thWriting21 of 86: 1 only writing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score5thProducing74 of 86: 56 only producing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score9thOther crew5 of 86: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

86 titles, 22 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 16 of them.

By decade

1980s5 · crew1990s20 · crew2000s53 · crew2010s7 · 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 Danny Lerner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 8th percentile, the median of all 81; across their 77 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 77

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 77

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 77

Midcredits score across 82 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th60

Shape of the crowd

53 of their 82 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned8
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed53

Most divisive · writer, producer

U.S. Seals (2000)

98th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Grey Zone (2001)

Midcredits 78th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 25/100 and the plot and story 26/100 in their films, across 77 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 Danny Lerner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles56–95 · median 89 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles11–64 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles25–87 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles26–64 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles49–83 · median 67 · 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 Danny Lerner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Danny Lerner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Avi Lerner shares the most, 76.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Avi Lerner76 titles    See newest 12 of 76 shared titles with Avi Lerner
  • Trevor Short71 titles    See newest 12 of 71 shared titles with Trevor Short
  • Danny Dimbort68 titles    See newest 12 of 68 shared titles with Danny Dimbort
  • David Varod47 titles    See newest 12 of 47 shared titles with David Varod