Herman Raucher
Writer · Born April 13, 1928 (98) · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Oscar nominee · 1 other major award body
Herman Raucher (born April 13, 1928) is an American author and screenwriter. He is best known for writing the autobiographical screenplay and novel Summer of '42, which became one of the highest-grossing films and one of the best selling novels of the 1970s, respectively. He began his writing career during the Golden Age of Television, when he moonlighted as a scriptwriter while working for a Madison Avenue advertising agency. He effectively retired from writing in the 1980s after a number of projects failed to come to fruition, though his books remain in print and a remake of one of his films, Sweet November, was produced in 2001. From Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 13, 1928 (98)
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Herman Raucher's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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 0 · Earnest 9
Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 2
Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
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 Herman Raucher's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Herman Raucher'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
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Ode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Sweet November(2001)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Morning Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Great Santini(1979)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Ode to Billy Joe(1976)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Remember When(1974)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Class of '44(1973)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Summer of '42(1971)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Watermelon Man(1970)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Sweet November(1968)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Follow That Dream(1962)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 1962 to 2010.
Biggest box office
Sweet November (2001)
Highest rated
The Great Santini (1979)
Most popular right now
Sweet November (2001)
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
2 major nominations and no wins, 1972.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
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 Herman Raucher's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 9 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 Herman Raucher's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs 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 Herman Raucher work with?
People who share at least 2 of Herman Raucher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michel Legrand shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Robby BensonShared titles: Ode to Billy Joe (1976), Remember When (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Robby Benson
- Gary GrimesShared titles: Class of '44 (1973), Summer of '42 (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Grimes
- Jerry HouserShared titles: Class of '44 (1973), Summer of '42 (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Jerry Houser
- Oliver ConantShared titles: Class of '44 (1973), Summer of '42 (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Oliver Conant
Composers
- Michel LegrandShared titles: The Other Side of Midnight (1977), Ode to Billy Joe (1976), Summer of '42 (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Michel Legrand
