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Cindy Tolan

Cindy Tolan

Producer

Primetime Emmy winner · BAFTA Award winner · 1 other major award body

Cindy Tolan is an American casting director and producer. Her career began in theatre, before she transitioned to television and film. She was awarded a BAFTA for her work as casting director of West Side Story in 2021. For the film, she auditioned 30,000 people to create an authentic cast with performers of Latin descent. She is credited with the discovery of Rachel Zegler and for encouraging Ariana DeBose to audition for the production. In 2019 she was nominated for two Black Reel Awards for different films, competing with herself in the Best Ensemble category for If Beale Street Could Talk and Sorry to Bother You. In 2018, she was awarded an Emmy for her work on The Marvellous Mrs Maisel. Tolan was part of a team that cast the first season, but subsequently became the sole casting director for seasons two and three. She is a member of the Casting Society of America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cindy Tolan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 40% in 30 days

What are Cindy Tolan's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th 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
Self
36%
Bonds
32%
Ideas
16%
Society
9%
Survival
7%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · 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 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Tense
2
Romantic
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Cindy Tolan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cindy Tolan'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

61 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Disclosure Day(2026)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Scorsese(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Étoile(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting · Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Your Friends & Neighbors(2025)

    Show 19 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Freaky Tales(2024)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Penguin(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Dandelion(2024)

    Casting · Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • She Came to Me(2023)

    Casting · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Disenchanted(2022)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Fabelmans(2022)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Our Flag Means Death(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting Consultant

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Batman(2022)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • West Side Story(2021)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Girls5eva(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Casting

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Radium Girls(2018)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • If Beale Street Could Talk(2018)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Wildling(2018)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Katie Says Goodbye(2016)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Wormwood(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Arthur Miller: Writer(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks(2017)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(2017)

    Show 42 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Lovesong(2016)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Maggie's Plan(2015)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Straight Outta Compton(2015)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mississippi Grind(2015)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Happyish(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Where I Leave You(2014)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Jamie Marks Is Dead(2014)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Casting

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Winter's Tale(2014)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Go for Sisters(2013)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • How I Live Now(2013)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist(2012)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Place Beyond the Pines(2012)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The History of Future Folk(2012)

    Casting · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Another Happy Day(2011)

    Casting · Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Blue Valentine(2010)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • It's Kind of a Funny Story(2010)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Letters to Juliet(2010)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Henry's Crime(2010)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Private Lives of Pippa Lee(2009)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sugar(2008)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Starting Out in the Evening(2007)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Darjeeling Limited(2007)

    Casting Consultant

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Speed of Life(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Conchords(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Diggers(2006)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Death of a President(2006)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sherrybaby(2006)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Loggerheads(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Kinsey(2004)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • King of the Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Casting

  • Personal Velocity(2002)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Tenenbaums(2001)

    Casting Associate

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Unbreakable(2000)

    Casting Associate

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Angela(1995)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Salesman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Last Mrs. Parrish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Casting

Career shape

A full career of 60 titles, 58 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

She Came to Me (2023)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Mr. Scorsese (2025)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing7 of 60: 4 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thOther crew56 of 60: 53 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

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

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s27 · crew2020s15 · 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

a Primetime Emmy and a BAFTA Award from 8 major nominations, 2016–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  3. 2022
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Casting
  4. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
  5. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
  6. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
  7. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

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 Cindy Tolan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th12

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 58 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

The Speed of Life (2007)

87th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mr. Scorsese (2025)

Midcredits 98th · 95% 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 Cindy Tolan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Cindy Tolan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cindy Tolan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rebecca Miller shares the most, 3.

Directors

Composers and editors

Producers