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Fred Berger

Fred Berger

Producer · Born May 10, 1981 (45) · New York City, New York, USA

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

Fred Berger (born May 10, 1981) is an American film producer who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the 2016 musical La La Land, for which he also won the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy and the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. In addition to La La Land, Berger served as a producer on the films The Autopsy of Jane Doe and Taking Chance. As of 2016, he is a partner at Automatik Entertainment alongside Brian Kavanaugh-Jones. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Berger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 10, 1981 (45)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 64 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 19% in 30 days

What are Fred Berger's films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Survival
25%
Self
24%
Morality
20%
Bonds
16%
Power
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 13 · Dark 26

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 7

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 18 · Intense 22

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 9

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 4 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 23

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 18 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Melancholic
21
Dread
13
Contemplative
11
Hopeful
12
Other
34

How their films linger

Bittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet26
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous11

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 Fred Berger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fred Berger'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

64 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Last Druid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • Primetime(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Don't Say Good Luck(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Keeper(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Shell(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Black Rabbit(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Follow(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Animals(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Monkey(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Complete Unknown(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Last Stand of Ellen Cole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • The Edge of Sleep(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Dandelion(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Long Distance(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Longlegs(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Bikeriders(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Water Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • At Midnight(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Kaleidoscope(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Encounter(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Mainstream(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Little Fish(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Outside the Wire(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Shadow in the Cloud(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Mortal(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Gretel & Hansel(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Monday(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Seberg(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dreamland(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Honey Boy(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Strange But True(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • In the Shadow of the Moon(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Bad Education(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Teen Spirit(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Hummingbird Project(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Wolf Hour(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Destroyer(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • I Think We're Alone Now(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Operation Finale(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth Harvest(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Titan(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Little Woods(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Monster Party(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Professor(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Mountain Between Us(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Autopsy of Jane Doe(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • La La Land(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Road, Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Co-Producer

  • Taking Chance(2009)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles(2008)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • 36 Questions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Bald Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Blood Ties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Boxman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Dan and Sam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Deadlocked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Fred & Ginger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Head Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Hide and Don't Speak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Renegotiate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Girl Who Was Plugged In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Triton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Unforgettable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Wild Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles, 44 of them dated from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

La La Land (2016)

$523M worldwide

Highest rated

La La Land (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Primetime (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing58 of 59: 58 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew1 of 59: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s25 · 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, a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 7 major nominations, 2017–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
  2. 2021
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures
  3. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Television Movie
  4. 2017
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

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 Fred Berger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 43; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 46 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · producer

Mainstream (2020)

67th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

La La Land (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 84% 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 Fred Berger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 40 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore38 titles8–84 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity40 titles12–61 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity38 titles37–83 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs38 titles9–67 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense36 titles18–81 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most 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 Fred Berger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fred Berger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Kavanaugh-Jones shares the most, 37.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles