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Craig Zadan

Craig Zadan

Producer · Died August 20, 2018, aged 69 · Miami, Florida, USA

Born
April 15, 1949
Died
August 20, 2018 (aged 69)
From
Miami, Florida, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 16% in 30 days

What are Craig Zadan's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
Bonds
32%
Self
21%
Society
15%
Morality
12%
Survival
11%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 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 15 · Serious 6 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 18 · Intense 8

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2

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 13 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 20 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

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 15 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 14

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

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
16
Hopeful
16
Melancholic
13
Tense
12
Warm
7
Other
29

How their films linger

Hopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Craig Zadan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Craig Zadan'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

49 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bombshell in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Flint(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hairspray Live!(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Wiz Live!(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan Live!(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Happyland(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Bonnie & Clyde(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Sound of Music Live!(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Anna Nicole(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Steel Magnolias(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Blue Lagoon: The Awakening(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Smash(2012)

    Show 15 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Footloose(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Drop Dead Diva(2009)

    Show 52 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Liza's at the Palace(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Living Proof(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Raisin in the Sun(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Bucket List(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hairspray(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Filthy Gorgeous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Wedding Wars(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Suburban Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • The Reagans(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • It's All Relative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Music Man(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Chicago(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Martin and Lewis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • What Makes a Family(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Three Stooges(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Beach Boys: An American Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Flowers for Algernon(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Annie(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Forget Me Never(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Double Platinum(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Principal Takes a Holiday(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 139 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Twists of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • My Fellow Americans(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Assassination File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Gypsy(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • If Looks Could Kill(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Footloose(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles from 1984 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Chicago (2002)

$307M worldwide

Highest rated

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing44 of 44: 44 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s19 · crew2010s12 · 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 Craig Zadan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 37 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · producer

The Reagans (2003)

91st percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)

Midcredits 91st · 80% 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 Craig Zadan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles7–48 · median 34 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles24–51 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles27–53 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles23–52 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles25–38 · median 35 · mildnear 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 Craig Zadan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Craig Zadan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Neil Meron shares the most, 31.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles