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Chris Bergoch

Chris Bergoch

Actor, producer and writer

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Chris Bergoch is an American screenwriter and producer. He's known for co-writing films with director Sean Baker, such as Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), and Red Rocket (2021).

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor, producer and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 25% in 30 days

What are Chris Bergoch's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Bittersweet
2
Contemplative
2
Other
4

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Chris Bergoch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Bergoch'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, 7 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Red Rocket(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • The Florida Project(2017)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Tangerine(2015)

    Casting · Co-Producer · Editorial Consultant · Writer · as Zonked Lightweight

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Starlet(2012)

    Associate Producer · Graphic Designer · Writer · as Poor Schlub

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Dealing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Co-Producer

  • Prince of Broadway(2008)

    as Snowbound Victim

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Warren the Ape(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • Take Out(2004)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Four Letter Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Boom Operator · Production Assistant

  • Hi-Fi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Thanks

  • Andrew Dice Clay: Dice Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1991 to 2021.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 11: 3 only acting, 2 with another roleWriting4 of 11: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing4 of 11: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew5 of 11: 3 only other crew, 2 with another role

11 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s3 · crew2010s6 · 4 acting · 4 crew2020s1 · crew

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

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2013–2018.

  1. 2018
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  2. 2013
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated

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 Chris Bergoch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Chris Bergoch's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 90 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Chris Bergoch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Bergoch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean Baker shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers