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Barry Avrich

Barry Avrich

Director, producer and writer · Born May 9, 1963 (63) · Montreal, Canada

Canadian filmmaker, art collector, and businessman.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 9, 1963 (63)
From
Montreal, Canada
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 47 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Barry Avrich's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Genres

Documentary11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Power
26%
Morality
26%
Bonds
18%
Self
17%
Society
7%
Survival
5%
Ideas
1%
Betrayal7 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 6 · Serious 8 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 8

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 15 · 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 4 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 8

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 10 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
5
Joyful
5
Other
25

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic6
  • 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 Barry Avrich's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barry Avrich'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

47 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been(2026)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • This Above All: The Theatrical Life of Antoni Cimolino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Born Hungry(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Much Ado About Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Richard III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Talented Mr. Rosenberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Producer

  • Oscar Peterson: Black + White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer

  • Othello(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art(2020)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Radical Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Henry VIII(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • David Foster: Off the Record(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Tempest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Coriolanus(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Reckoning: Hollywood's Worst Kept Secret(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Timon of Athens(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Romeo and Juliet(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love's Labour's Lost(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Pericles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Stratford Festival: Hamlet(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stratford Festival: The Taming of the Shrew(2016)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Real Antony and Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • King John(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Women Who Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • King Lear(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Red Alert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky(2012)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project(2011)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • An Unlikely Obsession(2011)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bowfire - Live in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • The Tempest(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Amerika Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Citizen Cohl: Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · as self

  • The Last Mogul(2005)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Scorned(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Against All Odds: The Unstoppable Story of Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles, 44 of them dated from 1993 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Stratford Festival: The Taming of the Shrew (2016)

$251K worldwide

Highest rated

Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art (2020)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Scorned (1993)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing38 of 45: 20 only directing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thWriting12 of 45: 1 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thProducing20 of 45: 5 only producing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thCinematography2 of 45: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another role

45 titles, 19 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s26 · crew2020s13 · 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 Barry Avrich's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director, producer, cinematographer

Coriolanus (2019)

95th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

King Lear (2015)

Midcredits 91st · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 11 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 Barry Avrich work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barry Avrich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Shakespeare shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers