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Arthur Max

Arthur Max

Actor · Born May 1, 1946 (80) · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Arthur Max (born May 1, 1946) is an American production designer. The native New Yorker began his career as a stage lighting designer in the music industry following graduation from New York University in the late 1960s. Those assignments included work at Bill Graham's famous music venue The Fillmore East in New York's East Village, and the historic Woodstock Festival of 1969. During the following decade, he designed concert lighting and festival stages for many rock and jazz artists. He was Pink Floyd's lighting designer during the bands' tours in the US and worldwide in the early-1970s. After studying architecture in England (earning degrees in the early-1980s from the Polytechnic of Central London and the Royal College of Art), Max went on to do several architectural design projects in London including an award-winning lighting design for the stage of St John's Concert Hall, a former 18th Century church in the centre of Smith Square, Westminster, London. He entered the British film industry as an assistant to several English production designers. First for Stuart Craig on Hugh Hudson's "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" and "Cal" (both 1984), then for Ashetton Gorton on Hudson's "Revolution" the following year. He commenced his own production design career in TV commercials for ten years from 1985 to 1995 (for such clients as Pepsi, Nike, Jeep, Coke and Levi's), which led to his ongoing associations with directors Scott and Fincher.

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Born
May 1, 1946 (80)
From
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 44% in 30 days

What are Arthur Max's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
70%
Self
19%
Society
11%
Art4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

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

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Warm
4

How their films linger

Rousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Arthur Max's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Arthur Max'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

20 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Gladiator II(2024)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Napoleon(2023)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • House of Gucci(2021)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Last Duel(2021)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Last Vermeer(2019)

    Art Direction · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • All the Money in the World(2017)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Martian(2015)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings(2014)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Counselor(2013)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Prometheus(2012)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood(2010)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Body of Lies(2008)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • American Gangster(2007)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom of Heaven(2005)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Panic Room(2002)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Black Hawk Down(2001)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Gladiator(2000)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • G.I. Jane(1997)

    Production Design · as Barber

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Seven(1995)

    Production Design · as Man in Library (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Insignificance(1985)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1985 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 20: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleOther crew20 of 20: 18 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · 2 acting · 2 crew2000s6 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s4 · 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 Arthur Max's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 20; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 20 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Seven (1995)

Midcredits 99th · 95% 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.

Who does Arthur Max work with?

People who share at least 2 of Arthur Max's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ridley Scott shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Editors