Marc Forster (born 30 November 1969) is a German-Swiss filmmaker. He is best known for directing the feature films Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Stranger than Fiction, Quantum of Solace, World War Z, and Christopher Robin, and has directed numerous television commercials as well. He is a BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Independent Spirit Award nominee. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marc Forster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 30, 1969 (56)
- Illertissen, Bavaria, West Germany [now Germany]
- Director, producer, actor and writer
- 18 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Marc Forster's films like?
Across their 18 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 0 · Earnest 18
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 9
A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 4 · Intense 8
A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0
Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
Casual 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet13
- Tragic1
- 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 Marc Forster's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Marc Forster'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
27 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Anxious People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
White Bird(2023)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
A Man Called Otto(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
My Dog Stupid(2019)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Christopher Robin(2018)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Come Sunday(2018)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
All I See Is You(2016)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Hand of God(2014)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
World War Z(2013)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Disconnect(2012)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Machine Gun Preacher(2011)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all filmsLX Forty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Director Marc Forster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Olga Kurylenko and the Boat Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
On Location (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Start of Shooting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Quantum of Solace(2008)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Kite Runner(2007)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Stranger Than Fiction(2006)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Stay(2005)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Sueño(2005)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Finding Neverland(2004)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Monster's Ball(2001)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Everything Put Together(2000)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all filmsLoungers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Cow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Live Action Thomas & Friends Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles, 22 of them dated from 1996 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Highest rated
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Most popular right now
World War Z (2013)
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.
Awards
2 major awards from 10 major nominations, 2000–2008.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, nominated
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
- Venice award, won
- Berlinale award, nominated
- Independent Spirit Award, won
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature - Under $500,000
- Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Marc Forster's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 18 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.
Is Marc Forster's work okay for kids?
Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.
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 Marc Forster work with?
People who share at least 2 of Marc Forster's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Chesse shares the most, 11.
Writers
- David MageeShared titles: A Man Called Otto (2022), Finding Neverland (2004)See all 2 shared titles with David Magee
- David BenioffShared titles: The Kite Runner (2007), Stay (2005)See all 2 shared titles with David Benioff
Actors
- Daniel CraigShared titles: The Sound of 007 (2022), Quantum of Solace (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Craig
- Ewan McGregorShared titles: Christopher Robin (2018), Stay (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Ewan McGregor
- Dustin HoffmanShared titles: Stranger Than Fiction (2006), Finding Neverland (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Dustin Hoffman
- Radha MitchellShared titles: Finding Neverland (2004), Everything Put Together (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Radha Mitchell
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Matt ChesseShared titles: White Bird (2023), A Man Called Otto (2022), Christopher Robin (2018), World War Z (2013), Machine Gun Preacher (2011), Quantum of Solace (2008), The Kite Runner (2007), Stay (2005), Finding Neverland (2004), Monster's Ball (2001), Everything Put Together (2000)See all 11 shared titles with Matt Chesse
- Roberto SchaeferShared titles: Machine Gun Preacher (2011), Quantum of Solace (2008), The Kite Runner (2007), Stay (2005), Finding Neverland (2004), Monster's Ball (2001), Everything Put Together (2000)See all 7 shared titles with Roberto Schaefer
- Matthias KoenigswieserShared titles: White Bird (2023), A Man Called Otto (2022), Christopher Robin (2018), All I See Is You (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Matthias Koenigswieser
- Asche & SpencerShared titles: Machine Gun Preacher (2011), Stay (2005), Monster's Ball (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Asche & Spencer
Producers
- Renée WolfeShared titles: White Bird (2023), A Man Called Otto (2022), Christopher Robin (2018), All I See Is You (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Renée Wolfe
- Eric KopeloffShared titles: Stay (2005), Sueño (2005), Monster's Ball (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Kopeloff
- Jeff SkollShared titles: White Bird (2023), The Kite Runner (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Skoll
- Brad SimpsonShared titles: Come Sunday (2018), Disconnect (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Simpson
Mixed roles
- Sam MendesShared titles: The Sound of 007 (2022), The Kite Runner (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Mendes
