Larry Weinstein is one of Canada's most prolific and accomplished documentary filmmakers, and has been honoured with retrospectives around the world and broadcasts in more than 40 countries. The majority of his 30 award-winning films centre on music and the creative process while his other subjects range from the horrors of war to the pleasures of football. His films consistently push the boundaries of conventional documentary storytelling by employing tools from fiction films, dramatic reconstructions, historical cinematic stylings, and impressionistic visuals. In 2007, Larry received the Cannes MipDoc International Trailblazer Award with the citation, "Weinstein is a deserving awardee for his creativity, originality, and risk-taking, and for pushing the genre of documentary forward."
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1956 (70)
- Toronto, Canada
- Director and producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Known for
What are Larry Weinstein's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.
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 2 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous4
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 Larry Weinstein's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Larry Weinstein'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
39 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Impossible Swim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Devil's Horn(2016)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Clara's Big Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Our Man in Tehran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Stories We Tell(2012)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all filmsThe 13th Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Mulroney: The Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
God's Wrath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Gunless(2010)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Toscanini in His Own Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Inside Hana's Suitcase(2009)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Young Romantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Blindness(2008)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Silk(2007)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all filmsMozartballs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Snow Cake(2006)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Burnt Toast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Beethoven's Hair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Toothpaste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Ravel's Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Last Night(1998)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Sarabande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all filmsFanfares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
For the Whales(1989)
Ravel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
All That Bach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Zivjeli! To Life! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Andrea Bocelli: Tuscan Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 1982 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Blindness (2008)
Highest rated
Snow Cake (2006)
Most popular right now
Blindness (2008)
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 Larry Weinstein's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of the 11 of 12 with a score; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 8 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 Larry Weinstein work with?
People who share at least 2 of Larry Weinstein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Niv Fichman shares the most, 10.
Directors
- François GirardShared titles: Silk (2007), Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)See all 2 shared titles with François Girard
Writers
- Don McKellarShared titles: Blindness (2008), Last Night (1998), Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Don McKellar
- David MortinShared titles: Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019), The Devil's Horn (2016)See all 2 shared titles with David Mortin
Actors
- David FoxShared titles: The Devil's Horn (2016), Snow Cake (2006), The Saddest Music in the World (2003)See all 3 shared titles with David Fox
- Callum Keith RennieShared titles: Gunless (2010), Silk (2007), Snow Cake (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Callum Keith Rennie
- Sandra OhShared titles: Blindness (2008), Last Night (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Sandra Oh
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- David NewShared titles: Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019), The Devil's Horn (2016), Inside Hana's Suitcase (2009)See all 3 shared titles with David New
- John M. TranShared titles: Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019), The Devil's Horn (2016)See all 2 shared titles with John M. Tran
- Alex PaukShared titles: Inside Hana's Suitcase (2009), Last Night (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Pauk
- Alexina LouieShared titles: Inside Hana's Suitcase (2009), Last Night (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Alexina Louie
Producers
- Niv FichmanShared titles: The Devil's Horn (2016), Gunless (2010), Inside Hana's Suitcase (2009), Blindness (2008), Silk (2007), Snow Cake (2006), The Saddest Music in the World (2003), Last Night (1998), Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993), For the Whales (1989)See all 10 shared titles with Niv Fichman
- Barbara Willis SweeteShared titles: Gunless (2010), Inside Hana's Suitcase (2009), Blindness (2008), Silk (2007), Snow Cake (2006), The Saddest Music in the World (2003), Last Night (1998), Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)See all 8 shared titles with Barbara Willis Sweete
- Sheena MacdonaldShared titles: Blindness (2008), Silk (2007), Snow Cake (2006), The Saddest Music in the World (2003), Last Night (1998)See all 5 shared titles with Sheena Macdonald
- Daniel IronShared titles: The Saddest Music in the World (2003), Last Night (1998), Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Iron
