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Harvey Bernhard

Harvey Bernhard

Producer and writer · Died January 16, 2014, aged 89 · Seattle, Washington, USA

Born
March 5, 1924
Died
January 16, 2014 (aged 89)
From
Seattle, Washington, USA
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 16 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 24% in 30 days

What are Harvey Bernhard's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
Bonds
34%
Survival
17%
Morality
16%
Power
13%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Self
5%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
5
Romantic
2
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Harvey Bernhard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Harvey Bernhard'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

16 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 666: The Omen Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Omen IV: The Awakening(1991)

    Producer · Second Unit Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Lost Boys(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • The Goonies(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Ladyhawke(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Beast Within(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sredni Vashtar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Executive Producer

  • The Final Conflict(1981)

    Producer · as US Embassy employee (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Damien: Omen II(1978)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Omen(1976)

    Producer · Writer · as Man Walking Across Street (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Thomasine & Bushrod(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Mack(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sixteen(1972)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Associate Producer

  • The Thin Blue Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Administration

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1966 to 2000.

Biggest box office

The Goonies (1985)

$66M worldwide

Highest rated

The Goonies (1985)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Lost Boys (1987)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 16: 2 only acting, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 16: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing13 of 16: 9 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew2 of 16: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

16 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew1980s7 · 2 acting · 6 crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · acting

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 Harvey Bernhard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Sixteen (1972)

56th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Goonies (1985)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 11 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 Harvey Bernhard'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 & Gore6 titles42–80 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles13–64 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles22–44 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles19–34 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles44–83 · median 61 · 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 Harvey Bernhard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harvey Bernhard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Donner shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers