Carsten H.W. Lorenz (born August 21, 1961) is a German film producer, known professionally as Carsten Lorenz. He is best known for his work as a regular collaborator of director Roland Emmerich. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carsten Lorenz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, also writer
- 34 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
What are Carsten H.W. Lorenz's films like?
Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 4 · Earnest 23
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 9 · Dark 12
Grounded 12 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 12 · Intense 15
Steady 8 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 5
Casual 7 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 10
Resolved 19 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet12
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous6
- Cyclical1
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 Carsten H.W. Lorenz's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).
- Odd Thomas (2013) · producer · free
- Trapped (2002) · producer · free
- Serenity (2019) · producer · free
- Prince Valiant (1997) · writer, producer · free
- Blood Out (2011) · producer · free
- Operator (2015) · producer · free
- Smother (2008) · producer · free
- The Courier (2012) · producer · free
- Wrong Side of Town (2010) · actor, producer · free
- Boogeyman (2005) · producer · free
- Howdy, show their 7 titles on Howdy
- MovieSphere+, show their 4 titles on MovieSphere+
- ViX, show their 4 titles on ViX
- Lionsgate+, show their 2 titles on Lionsgate+
- Cinemax, show their title on Cinemax
- Hi-YAH!, show their title on Hi-YAH!
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
Subscription and free streaming for Carsten H.W. Lorenz'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
37 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Coyote vs. Acme(2026)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Devil's Mouth(2026)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Canary Black(2024)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Moonfall(2022)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Greenland(2020)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midway(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Serenity(2019)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Bad Samaritan(2018)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Zoe(2018)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Stonewall(2015)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Operator(2015)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Elsa & Fred(2014)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
13 Sins(2014)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Unknown Caller(2014)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Odd Thomas(2013)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Courier(2012)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Blood Out(2011)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Tekken(2010)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Wrong Side of Town(2010)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Smother(2008)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Rise: Blood Hunter(2007)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Don't Come Knocking(2005)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Boogeyman(2005)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Neverwas(2005)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Grudge(2004)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Silent Warnings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Trapped(2002)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Little Vampire(2000)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Prince Valiant(1997)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
No Strings Attached(1997)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Invasion of Privacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Manta - Der Film(1991)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Moon 44(1990)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Maya Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1990 to 2026.
Film career
- 2010Screen debut· Wrong Side of Town
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 Carsten H.W. Lorenz's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 34; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th18
Shape of the crowd
17 of their 34 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed17
Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 29 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 Carsten H.W. Lorenz's work okay for kids?
Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Carsten H.W. Lorenz work with?
People who share at least 2 of Carsten H.W. Lorenz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nathan Kahane shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Amariah OlsonShared titles: Operator (2015), Unknown Caller (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Amariah Olson
- Obin OlsonShared titles: Operator (2015), Unknown Caller (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Obin Olson
- Roland EmmerichShared titles: Stonewall (2015), Moon 44 (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Roland Emmerich
Actors
- Luke GossShared titles: Operator (2015), Blood Out (2011), Tekken (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Luke Goss
- Lana CondorShared titles: Coyote vs. Acme (2026), The Devil's Mouth (2026)See all 2 shared titles with Lana Condor
- Holt McCallanyShared titles: Greenland (2020), Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Holt McCallany
- Andrea FrankleShared titles: Stonewall (2015), The Courier (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Andrea Frankle
Composers and editors
- Joseph LoDucaShared titles: Bad Samaritan (2018), Boogeyman (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph LoDuca
- Donald Ray WashingtonShared titles: Blood Out (2011), Wrong Side of Town (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Donald Ray Washington
- Ezra GouldShared titles: Blood Out (2011), Wrong Side of Town (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Ezra Gould
- Jeff BetancourtShared titles: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), The Grudge (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Betancourt
Producers
- Nathan KahaneShared titles: Rise: Blood Hunter (2007), Boogeyman (2005), Neverwas (2005), Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), The Grudge (2004), Trapped (2002)See all 6 shared titles with Nathan Kahane
- Greg ShapiroShared titles: Serenity (2019), Zoe (2018), Rise: Blood Hunter (2007), Neverwas (2005), Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)See all 5 shared titles with Greg Shapiro
- Jason HewittShared titles: 13 Sins (2014), Elsa & Fred (2014), The Courier (2012), Blood Out (2011), Wrong Side of Town (2010)See all 5 shared titles with Jason Hewitt
- Joseph DrakeShared titles: Rise: Blood Hunter (2007), Boogeyman (2005), Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), The Grudge (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Joseph Drake
Mixed roles
- Dean DevlinShared titles: Bad Samaritan (2018), Moon 44 (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Devlin
- Oliver EberleShared titles: No Strings Attached (1997), Moon 44 (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Oliver Eberle