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Christine Vachon

Christine Vachon

Producer · Born November 21, 1962 (63) · New York City, New York, USA

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Christine Vachon (born November 21, 1962) is an American film producer active in the American independent film sector. Vachon produced Todd Haynes' first feature, Poison (1991), which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Since then, she has gone on to produce many acclaimed independent films, including Far from Heaven (nominated for four Academy Awards), Boys Don't Cry (Academy Award winner), One Hour Photo, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Velvet Goldmine, Safe, Go Fish, Swoon, I'm Not There, and Carol. She also produced the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 21, 1962 (63)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
110 on MovieCove · 152 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Christine Vachon's films like?

Across their 101 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 99 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 23 · Serious 25 · Dark 51

A split, not a type: Grounded 43 · Stylized 40 · Heightened 16

A split, not a type: Gentle 21 · Charged 38 · Intense 40

Steady 37 · Shifting 45 · Whiplash 17

Straight-faced 60 · Some laughs 36 · Funny 3

Slow burn 59 · Even-paced 40 · Relentless 0

Casual 20 · Engaged 67 · Full focus 12

A split, not a type: Easy watch 22 · Affecting 24 · Heavy 53

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 39 · Ambiguous 24

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
62
Melancholic
54
Dread
27
Contemplative
28
Bittersweet
26
Other
87

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet55
  • Tragic12
  • Ambiguous30

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 Christine Vachon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 77 of their 110 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (35).

Subscription and free streaming for Christine Vachon'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

152 credits, 110 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Barbara Forever(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Queer Edward II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Pretty Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Late Fame(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • The Last Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Materialists(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • On Swift Horses(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Brutalist(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Omni Loop(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • A Different Man(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Bleeding Love(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • May December(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • She Came to Me(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Past Lives(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • A Good Person(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Anything's Possible(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Under the Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Zola(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Halston(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
  • Pride(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
  • The World to Come(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Brothers by Blood(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Shirley(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Inside the Rain(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Dark Waters(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • American Woman(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Colette(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Vox Lux(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • First Reformed(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Where Is Kyra?(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • My Days of Mercy(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • This Close (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Candlelight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Wonderstruck(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Dina(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • London Town(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Beatriz at Dinner(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • The Illumination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Lemon(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • A Kind of Murder(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Goat(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • White Girl(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Wiener-Dog(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Frank & Lola(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Carol(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Z: The Beginning of Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Nasty Baby(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Wildlike(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Big Sky(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Mala Mala(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Debt(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Still Alice(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Night Moves(2013)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Electric Slide(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Young Bodies Heal Quickly(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Bluebird(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • October Gale(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • The Calling(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Six by Sondheim(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Kill Your Darlings(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Magic Magic(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Dealin' with Idiots(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Deep Powder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Innocence(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • At Any Price(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • ICON EYE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • The Apple Pushers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Shut Up and Play the Hits(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Inescapable(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Dragonslayer(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Mildred Pierce(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Dirty Girl(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Neistat Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Virginia(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Lullaby for Pi(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Cracks(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Cairo Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Motherhood(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Gigantic(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • I'm Not There(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Then She Found Me(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Savage Grace(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • This American Life(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • An American Crime(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Infamous(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Mrs. Harris(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • A Dirty Shame(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The Company(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Camp(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Party Monster(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Far from Heaven(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Safety of Objects(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • One Hour Photo(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Storytelling(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Chelsea Walls(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The Grey Zone(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Wildflowers(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Boys Don't Cry(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Happiness(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • I'm Losing You(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Velvet Goldmine(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Office Killer(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Eye of God(1997)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Kiss Me, Guido(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • I Shot Andy Warhol(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Stonewall(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Kids(1995)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Safe(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Postcards from America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Go Fish(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Don't Look up My Skirt Unless You Mean It (or How Butch Are You Really?) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Dottie Gets Spanked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Geoffrey Beene 30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Swoon(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Goo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Poison(1991)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Oreos with Attitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Anemone Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • La Divina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer · Production Manager

  • He Was Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer · Production Supervisor

  • Natural History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Editor · Producer

  • Muddy Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • Cause and Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Coordinating Producer · Producer

  • She Must Be Seeing Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Script Supervisor

  • American Lunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • Parting Glances(1986)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Days Are Numbered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Editor

  • The Way of the Wicked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Editor

  • Tommy's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Production Manager

  • Variety(1983)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • A Man in Your Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Producer

  • Hotel New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Assistant Editor

  • De Noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Fateful Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Fleur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Hot Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Love Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Night Voltage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Exiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Murderous Miss Highsmith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • This Is Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 143 titles, 133 of them dated from 1984 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 143: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleProducing131 of 143: 126 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thEditing3 of 143: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew12 of 143: 9 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

143 titles, 7 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s14 · crew1990s22 · crew2000s26 · crew2010s44 · crew2020s27 · 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.

Awards

an Oscar and 3 other major awards from 24 major nominations, 1992–2027.

WinNomination
  1. 2027
    • Oscar, won
  2. 2024
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Feature
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  3. 2022
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  4. 2019
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  5. 2016
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Berlinale award, won
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  6. 2012
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  7. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
  8. 2008
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
Show 10 earlier years
  1. 2007
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  2. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  3. 2003
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Feature
  4. 2002
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  5. 2000
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature - Over $500,000
  6. 1999
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  7. 1997
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  8. 1996
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  9. 1993
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  10. 1992
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature

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 Christine Vachon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 106; across their 99 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 99

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 99

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 99

Midcredits score across 110 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up31
  • 50th to 74th30
  • 25th to 49th33
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

50 of their 110 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser42
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed50

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 Christine Vachon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 55 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore36 titles8–80 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity55 titles23–78 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity37 titles30–83 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs36 titles28–84 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense33 titles19–83 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Christine Vachon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christine Vachon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pamela Koffler shares the most, 47.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles