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Paul Boorstin

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What are Paul Boorstin's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
39%
Bonds
19%
Morality
19%
Self
13%
Power
11%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
1
Warm
1
Absurd
1
Melancholic
1
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Paul Boorstin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Paul Boorstin's 3 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Boorstin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

7 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Lost Kennedy Home Movies(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Warm Texas Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Co-Producer · Writer

  • Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • Angel of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer · Writer

  • Fire with Fire(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Moving Violations(1985)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • People Who Make Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 1970 to 2000.

Biggest box office

Moving Violations (1985)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Fire with Fire (1986)

Midcredits 65th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 6: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting5 of 6: 3 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 6: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s1 · crew

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

How do Paul Boorstin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

The Lost Kennedy Home Movies (2011)

63rd percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Fire with Fire (1986)

Midcredits 65th · 59% 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.

Who does Paul Boorstin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Boorstin's MovieCove titles; Sharon Boorstin shares the most, 2.