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Charles B. Griffith

Charles B. Griffith

Writer, actor, director and producer · Died September 28, 2007, aged 77 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born
September 23, 1930
Died
September 28, 2007 (aged 77)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Writer, actor, director and producer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 41 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 6% in 30 days

What are Charles B. Griffith's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Survival
28%
Self
20%
Power
16%
Morality
12%
Bonds
11%
Ideas
6%
Society
6%
Survival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 10 · Wry 1 · Earnest 15

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 9 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 15 · Intense 8

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 5

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 12 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 22 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Absurd
16
Thrilling
10
Dread
6
Joyful
5
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

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 Charles B. Griffith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles B. Griffith'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

41 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hideouser and Hideouser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Howard(2018)

    as Audrey Junior (voice) / Screaming Patient (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Death Race 2050(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Death Race 3: Inferno(2013)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Death Race 2(2010)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Death Race(2008)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • A Bucket of Blood(1995)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Not of This Earth(1995)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II(1989)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Not of This Earth(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Little Shop of Horrors(1986)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Eating Raoul(1982)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Smokey Bites the Dust(1981)

    Director · as Mellow Rabbi (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype(1980)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Up from the Depths(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Boulevard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Mark Dentine

  • Eat My Dust(1976)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Swinging Barmaids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer

  • Death Race 2000(1975)

    Screenplay · Second Unit Director · as Resistance Army Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Barbarella(1968)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Devil's Angels(1967)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Angels(1966)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The She Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Second Unit Director · as Policeman (uncredited)

  • The Secret Invasion(1964)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Creature from the Haunted Sea(1961)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Atlas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Associate Producer · Writer · as Greek soldier (uncredited)

  • The Little Shop of Horrors(1960)

    Screenplay · Second Unit Director · as Screaming Patient / Audrey Junior (voice) / Burglar (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Ski Troop Attack(1960)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • A Bucket of Blood(1959)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Beast from Haunted Cave(1959)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Ghost of the China Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer · Writer

  • Teenage Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Rock All Night(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Undead(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Attack of the Crab Monsters(1957)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay · as Seaman Mac, wears sunglasses

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Not of This Earth(1957)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Naked Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Flesh and the Spur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay · Story

  • It Conquered the World(1956)

    Writer · as Dr. Pete Shelton

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Gunslinger(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1956 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Death Race (2008)

$76M worldwide

Highest rated

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Death Race (2008)

Film career

  • 1956Screen debut· It Conquered the World

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 38: 3 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndDirecting6 of 38: 1 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score4thWriting31 of 38: 21 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thProducing4 of 38: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew4 of 38: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

38 titles, 12 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1950s13 · 2 acting · 13 crew1960s8 · 3 acting · 8 crew1970s5 · 2 acting · 4 crew1980s5 · 2 acting · 4 crew1990s2 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Charles B. Griffith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned4
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · director, writer

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)

81st percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Howard (2018)

Midcredits 93rd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 28 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 Charles B. Griffith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles43–87 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles18–60 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles8–65 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles31–39 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles35–63 · median 51 · moderateheavier 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 Charles B. Griffith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles B. Griffith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 27.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles