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Ira Levin

Ira Levin

Writer · Died November 12, 2007, aged 78 · New York City, New York, USA

Ira Marvin Levin (August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007) was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His works include the novels A Kiss Before Dying (1953), Rosemary's Baby (1967), The Stepford Wives (1972), This Perfect Day (1970), The Boys from Brazil (1976), and Sliver (1991). Levin also wrote the play Deathtrap (1978). Many of his novels and plays have been adapted into films. He received the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award and several Edgar Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ira Levin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 27, 1929
Died
November 12, 2007 (aged 78)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 25 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 4% in 30 days

What are Ira Levin's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: 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
Morality
32%
Self
19%
Power
19%
Survival
15%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Bonds
4%
Deception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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 3 · Intense 9

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
10
Cold
4
Joyful
2
Contemplative
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 Ira Levin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ira Levin'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

25 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Apartment 7A(2024)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Rosemary's Baby(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Novel

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • The Stepford Wives(2004)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Footsteps(2003)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

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

    Novel

  • House in the Old District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 30 episodes · Novel

  • Sliver(1993)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • A Kiss Before Dying(1991)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Stepford Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Novel

  • Deathtrap(1982)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Stepford Wives(1980)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Boys from Brazil(1978)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby(1976)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Stepford Wives(1975)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Cook's Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Theatre Play

  • Rosemary's Baby(1968)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bunny Lake Is Missing(1965)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Story Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Není doba pro zupáky aneb Patálie seržanta Kinga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Theatre Play

  • Critic's Choice(1963)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • No Time for Sergeants(1958)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A Kiss Before Dying(1956)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Story

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • No Time for Sergeants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Teleplay

  • The Boys from Brazil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 4 episodes · Novel

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1955 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Sliver (1993)

$116M worldwide

Highest rated

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing24 of 24: 24 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rd

By decade

1950s4 · crew1960s4 · crew1970s4 · crew1980s3 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s1 · 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 Ira Levin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980)

63rd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 14 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 Ira Levin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles35–81 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles22–74 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles28–57 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles28–47 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles48–74 · median 58 · moderateheavier 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 Ira Levin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ira Levin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Dehner shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles