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Rick Schwartz

Producer

Rick Schwartz is a leading film, tv and theatre producer based in New York. Throughout his career, he has worked on a wide range of critically acclaimed and commercially successful films including Gangs of New York, The Others, The Departed, Black Swan and Lip Sync Battle. Schwartz has been involved with movies that have grossed over $1 billion dollars in worldwide box office sales and earned 31 Academy Award Nominations. His writing has been published in The Huffington Post, Grantland, Daily Beast and The Times of London. He is an adviser and board member for several tech companies.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Rick Schwartz's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
25%
Morality
25%
Survival
11%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
5
Melancholic
4
Joyful
3
Bittersweet
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Rick Schwartz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rick Schwartz'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

19 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Extremist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Till Human Voices Wake Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Nate Bargatze: Full Time Magic(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Machete Kills(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Black Swan(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Machete(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • 13(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Labor Pains(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Lucky Ones(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • First Born(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Departed(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Aviator(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Human Stain(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Battle of Shaker Heights(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Gangs of New York(2002)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Birthday Girl(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Others(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Malena(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Love's Labour's Lost(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2000 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Black Swan (2010)

$330M worldwide

Highest rated

The Departed (2006)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing16 of 16: 16 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

2000s9 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s1 · 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 Rick Schwartz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

First Born (2007)

62nd percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Departed (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 94% 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.

Is Rick Schwartz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles32–93 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles22–75 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles38–91 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles16–69 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles44–88 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Rick Schwartz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rick Schwartz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Weinstein shares the most, 4.

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles