From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gerald Robert Molen (born January 6, 1935) is a high profile American film producer. He works very closely with Steven Spielberg, having produced five of his films, and won an Academy Award for co-producing Schindler's List. Gerald "Jerry" Molen is now semi-retired and spends his time alternating between Montana and Las Vegas, Nevada. Molen was born in Great Falls, Montana, the son of Edith Lorraine (née Meyer) and Gerald Richard Molen. He grew up in North Hollywood, California, after moving from Montana, with a number of younger brothers and sisters. His mother ran a diner, "The Blue Onion", which was located across from one of the major studios. Molen got his start in the movie business by changing tires on studio trucks. Molen has appeared in cameos in several of the films he produced, including Rain Man, Days of Thunder, and Jurassic Park. The name 'Molen' can be seen painted on the front of a large black cauldron in the movie Hook as the camera pans across the pirate docks in Neverland. Molen is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerald R. Molen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 6, 1935 (91)
- Great Falls, Montana, USA
- Producer and actor
- 35 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
What are Gerald R. Molen's films like?
Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 1 · Earnest 27
A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 5 · Dark 10
A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 7 · Intense 13
Steady 18 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 5
Casual 13 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 14 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 4
Resolved 26 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Dr. Bruner in Rain Man (1988)
Moods and endings
- Happy14
- Bittersweet10
- Ambiguous4
- 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 Gerald R. Molen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) · actor · free
- A Soldier's Story (1984) · unit production manager · free
- Absence of Malice (1981) · transportation coordinator · free
- Just Like Heaven (2005) · producer · free
- The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003) · producer · free
- Little Giants (1994) · producer · free
- America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014) · producer · free
- Death of a Nation (2018) · producer · free
- Bright Lights, Big City (1988) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Gerald R. Molen'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, 35 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Meg 2: The Trench(2023)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Meg(2018)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Death of a Nation(2018)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
2016: Obama's America(2012)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Beyond the Blackboard(2011)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Just Like Heaven(2005)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Catch Me If You Can(2002)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Minority Report(2002)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Other Side of Heaven(2001)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Amistad(1997)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Twister(1996)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Trigger Effect(1996)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Casper(1995)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Little Giants(1994)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Little Rascals(1994)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Flintstones(1994)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Schindler's List(1993)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Jurassic Park(1993)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
A Far Off Place(1993)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Hook(1991)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Pastime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Days of Thunder(1990)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Rain Man(1988)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Bright Lights, Big City(1988)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
*batteries not included(1987)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
A Soldier's Story(1984)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Tootsie(1982)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Absence of Malice(1981)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all filmsThe Wind in the Willows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 34 titles, 33 of them dated from 1981 to 2024.
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.
Awards
an Oscar, a BAFTA Award and 3 other major awards from 5 major nominations, 1986–1994.
- Oscar, won · Best Picture
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Film
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
- Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Gerald R. Molen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up12
- 50th to 74th14
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved7
- Divisive4
- Crowd Pleaser16
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Gerald R. Molen's work okay for kids?
Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter 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 Gerald R. Molen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gerald R. Molen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Spielberg shares the most, 10.
Directors
- Steven SpielbergShared titles: An Oral History of: Schindler's List (2018), Minority Report (2002), Making the 'Lost World' (1997), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Twister (1996), Casper (1995), The Flintstones (1994), Jurassic Park (1993), Schindler's List (1993), *batteries not included (1987)See all 10 shared titles with Steven Spielberg
- Dinesh D'SouzaShared titles: Death of a Nation (2018), Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016), America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014), 2016: Obama's America (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Dinesh D'Souza
- Bruce SchooleyShared titles: Death of a Nation (2018), Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016), America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Bruce Schooley
- John SullivanShared titles: America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014), 2016: Obama's America (2012)See all 2 shared titles with John Sullivan
Writers
- David KoeppShared titles: Making the 'Lost World' (1997), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), The Trigger Effect (1996), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 4 shared titles with David Koepp
- Michael CrichtonShared titles: Making the 'Lost World' (1997), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Twister (1996), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Crichton
- Dean GeorgarisShared titles: Meg 2: The Trench (2023), The Meg (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Georgaris
- Erich HoeberShared titles: Meg 2: The Trench (2023), The Meg (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Erich Hoeber
Actors
- Tom CruiseShared titles: Minority Report (2002), Days of Thunder (1990), Rain Man (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Cruise
- Jeff GoldblumShared titles: Making the 'Lost World' (1997), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Jeff Goldblum
- Richard AttenboroughShared titles: Making the 'Lost World' (1997), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Attenborough
- Cliff CurtisShared titles: Meg 2: The Trench (2023), The Meg (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Cliff Curtis
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Michael KahnShared titles: Minority Report (2002), Twister (1996), Casper (1995), Jurassic Park (1993), Schindler's List (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Michael Kahn
- Janusz KaminskiShared titles: Minority Report (2002), Little Giants (1994), Schindler's List (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Janusz Kaminski
- John WilliamsShared titles: Minority Report (2002), Jurassic Park (1993), Schindler's List (1993)See all 3 shared titles with John Williams
- Dean CundeyShared titles: Casper (1995), The Flintstones (1994), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Dean Cundey
Producers
- Kathleen KennedyShared titles: Just Like Heaven (2005), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Twister (1996), The Flintstones (1994), A Far Off Place (1993), Jurassic Park (1993), *batteries not included (1987)See all 7 shared titles with Kathleen Kennedy
- Walter F. ParkesShared titles: Just Like Heaven (2005), Minority Report (2002), The Trigger Effect (1996), Twister (1996), Little Giants (1994)See all 5 shared titles with Walter F. Parkes
- Colin WilsonShared titles: The Meg (2018), Making the 'Lost World' (1997), Casper (1995), The Flintstones (1994), Jurassic Park (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Colin Wilson
- Frank MarshallShared titles: Just Like Heaven (2005), A Far Off Place (1993), *batteries not included (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Frank Marshall
Mixed roles
- Branko LustigShared titles: An Oral History of: Schindler's List (2018), Schindler's List (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Branko Lustig
- Steven ZaillianShared titles: An Oral History of: Schindler's List (2018), Schindler's List (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Zaillian
- Jan de BontShared titles: Minority Report (2002), Twister (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Jan de Bont
