Barbara Turner was born on 14 July 1936 in New York, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Cujo (1983), Pollock (2000) and Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012). She was married to Reza Badiyi and Vic Morrow. She died on 5 April 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Biography from IMDb.
- July 14, 1936 (90)
- New York, New York, USA
- Writer, producer and actor
- 11 on MovieCove
Known for
What are Barbara Turner's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
Grounded 10 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic2
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 Barbara Turner's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Barbara Turner'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
11 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
The Company(2003)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Pollock(2000)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Sharing the Secret(2000)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Georgia(1995)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Out of Darkness(1994)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Eye on the Sparrow(1987)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Cujo(1983)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Affair(1973)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Petulia(1968)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Monster from Green Hell(1957)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 11 MovieCove titles from 1957 to 2003.
How do Barbara Turner's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 9 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.
Who does Barbara Turner work with?
People who share at least 2 of Barbara Turner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mare Winningham shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Mare WinninghamShared titles: Sharing the Secret (2000), Georgia (1995), Eye on the Sparrow (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Mare Winningham
- Tom BowerShared titles: Pollock (2000), Georgia (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Bower
Editors
- Neil TravisShared titles: Cujo (1983), The Dark Side of Innocence (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Neil Travis
