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Martin Herring

Director and producer

Works as
Director and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Martin Herring's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
28%
Society
20%
Morality
17%
Survival
16%
Ideas
7%
Bonds
6%
Self
6%
Oppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
1
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Martin Herring's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Martin Herring'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

11 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Accidental President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer

  • Klarsfeld(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • End of Truth(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hell and Back Again(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Afghan Star(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Kazakhstan Swings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Dena Thompson - The Black Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Beijing Swings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Making 'Snatch' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Lost In London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Newsboy

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 1985 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Afghan Star (2009)

$113K worldwide

Highest rated

Afghan Star (2009)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 8: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting6 of 8: 5 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 8: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s4 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Martin Herring's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

End of Truth (2019)

72nd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Afghan Star (2009)

Midcredits 83rd · 78% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 58/100 in their films, across 3 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 Martin Herring work with?

People who share at least 2 of Martin Herring's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Lerner shares the most, 5.

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