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Toby Oppenheimer

Producer, director and cinematographer · Born August 11, 1971 (55) · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Primetime Emmy winner

Toby Oppenheimer was born on 11 August 1971 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Toby is a producer and director, known for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013), Check It (2016) and Devil's Playground (2002).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 11, 1971 (55)
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Works as
Producer, director and cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 10 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Toby Oppenheimer's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
44%
Ideas
27%
Self
15%
Morality
8%
Bonds
6%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
5
Warm
2
Triumphant
2
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical2

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 Toby Oppenheimer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Toby Oppenheimer'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, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • David Blaine: Do Not Attempt(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain(2021)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Murder on Middle Beach(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries(2020)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Elvis Goes There(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • THE END: Inside the Last Days of the Obama White House(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Check It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • The McVeigh Tapes: Confessions of an American Terrorist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • The Nine Lives of Marion Barry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • King of Cars(2006)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2009 to 2025.

Highest rated

David Blaine: Do Not Attempt (2025)

Midcredits 80th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 9: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleProducing7 of 9: 4 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thCinematography2 of 9: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 9: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

9 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · 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

Won a Primetime Emmy in 2016, Outstanding Informational Series or Special.

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.

Who does Toby Oppenheimer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toby Oppenheimer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ethan Mills shares the most, 3.

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers