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Christopher Trumbo

Writer and producer

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Christopher Trumbo's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
38%
Morality
33%
Power
13%
Society
11%
Bonds
5%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · 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 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · 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 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Elegiac
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Christopher Trumbo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Trumbo'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

10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Trumbo(2007)

    Screenplay · Theatre Play · as Self - Interviewee

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • Naked City: A Killer Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Freddy's Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Ishi: The Last of His Tribe(1978)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Brannigan(1975)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Nakia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Story · Teleplay

  • The Don Is Dead(1973)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Got His Gun(1971)

    Assistant Director · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1971 to 2011.

Biggest box office

Trumbo (2007)

$109K worldwide

Highest rated

Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

Midcredits 96th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 10: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting7 of 10: 7 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 10: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 10: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s5 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Christopher Trumbo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most divisive · writer

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978)

76th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 59/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Who does Christopher Trumbo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Trumbo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dalton Trumbo shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors