Karl Gajdusek was born on 30 July 1968 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Oblivion (2013), The November Man (2014) and Trespass (2011). He has been married to Larissa Kokernot since 10 August 2002. They have one child.
Biography from IMDb.
- July 30, 1968 (58)
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Karl Gajdusek's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- 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 Karl Gajdusek's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Karl Gajdusek'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
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Blue Check (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Fun-Raiser(2025)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Human Resources (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The King's Man(2021)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Blood Brother(2018)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Stranger Things(2016)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The November Man(2014)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Oblivion(2013)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Last Resort(2012)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Trespass(2011)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Dead Like Me(2003)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all showsThe Caretaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 2003 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Oblivion (2013)
Highest rated
Oblivion (2013)
Most popular right now
The King's Man (2021)
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.
How do Karl Gajdusek's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 29/100 and the plot and story 31/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Karl Gajdusek's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Karl Gajdusek work with?
People who share at least 2 of Karl Gajdusek's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Finch shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Michael FinchShared titles: Blood Brother (2018), The November Man (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Finch
Actors
- Olga KurylenkoShared titles: The November Man (2014), Oblivion (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Olga Kurylenko
Producers
- Barry LevineShared titles: The Last Days of American Crime (2020), Oblivion (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Levine
- Jesse BergerShared titles: The Last Days of American Crime (2020), Oblivion (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jesse Berger