From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lawrence Julian Schiller (born December 28, 1936) is a noted American film producer, director and screenwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lawrence Schiller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 28, 1936 (89)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Producer and director
- 13 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Known for
What are Lawrence Schiller's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality 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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 7
Grounded 11 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 4
Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic5
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 Lawrence Schiller's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Lawrence Schiller'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
26 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
OverKill: The Unsolved Murder of JonBenet Ramsey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
River of Fundament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Marilyn Monroe: The Last Torments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
American Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Double Jeopardy(1992)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Plot to Kill Hitler(1990)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Margaret Bourke-White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Peter the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Her Life as a Man(1984)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Executioner's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
The Executioner's Song(1982)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Patricia Neal Story(1981)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Winds of Kitty Hawk(1978)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Hey, I'm Alive(1975)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The American Dreamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles from 1971 to 2016.
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 Lawrence Schiller's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Lawrence Schiller work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lawrence Schiller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Cacavas shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Anthony PageShared titles: Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985), The Patricia Neal Story (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Page
Writers
- Norman MailerShared titles: Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002), The Executioner's Song (1982), Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Norman Mailer
Actors
- Eli WallachShared titles: Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985), The Executioner's Song (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Eli Wallach
- Priscilla MorrillShared titles: The Patricia Neal Story (1981), Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Priscilla Morrill
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- John CacavasShared titles: Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985), Her Life as a Man (1984), The Executioner's Song (1982), Child Bride of Short Creek (1981)See all 4 shared titles with John Cacavas
- Laurence RosenthalShared titles: Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002), The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990), The Patricia Neal Story (1981)See all 3 shared titles with Laurence Rosenthal
- Bernard GribbleShared titles: The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990), The Patricia Neal Story (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Bernard Gribble
- Freddie FrancisShared titles: The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990), The Executioner's Song (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Freddie Francis
Producers
- Michael EconomouShared titles: The Executioner's Song (1982), Child Bride of Short Creek (1981), The Patricia Neal Story (1981)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Economou
- Mimi Rothman SchapiroShared titles: Her Life as a Man (1984), The Executioner's Song (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Mimi Rothman Schapiro
- Charles W. FriesShared titles: The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978), Hey, I'm Alive (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Charles W. Fries
