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Troy Lum

Producer

Troy Lum began his career as a film distributor and has released some of the most successful independent films in modern cinema, including The Blair Witch Project, Amélie, Pan’s Labyrinth, In the Mood for Love, Fahrenheit 9/11, Spotlight, La La Land, Green Book, Aftersun, and Anora. Films acquired and released by Lum have received over 80 Academy Award nominations and have grossed more than $1 billion at the global box office. As a producer, Lum’s credits include Saving Mr. Banks for Disney, The Water Diviner (directed by Russell Crowe), Lee (starring Kate Winslet), Dangerous Animals - the first shark horror film to be officially selected at the Cannes Film Festival - and The Convert (directed by Lee Tamahori). He also produced the global hit Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe, which became the most awarded television series in AACTA history. Lum produces through Brouhaha Entertainment, the production company he founded in 2021. In 2019, he was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Troy Lum's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
24%
Survival
24%
Bonds
21%
Society
13%
Morality
12%
Ideas
7%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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 6 · Intense 8

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Contemplative
6
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Absurd
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet10
  • 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 Troy Lum's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Troy Lum'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

24 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Talent for Murder(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Jimpa(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Spa Weekend(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Edge of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Dangerous Animals(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Lee(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Convert(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Boy Swallows Universe(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Uproar(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Palm Beach(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Nekrotronic(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Berlin Syndrome(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Water Diviner(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • I, Frankenstein(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Mule(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Saving Mr. Banks(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Adore(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Charlie's Country(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Mao's Last Dancer(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • My Family Feast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • The List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • All That I Am (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Shredded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

I, Frankenstein (2014)

$77M worldwide

Highest rated

Charlie's Country (2013)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

A Talent for Murder (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing20 of 20: 20 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s8 · 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.

How do Troy Lum's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Jimpa (2025)

81st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Midcredits 92nd · 83% 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 Troy Lum's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles50–76 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles11–58 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles20–65 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles30–75 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles31–81 · median 72 · intenseheavier 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 Troy Lum work with?

People who share at least 2 of Troy Lum's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Mason shares the most, 9.

Writers

Actors

Producers