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Paul A. Levin

Paul A. Levin

Producer

Paul A. Levin has vast experience as a producer, post producer and post supervisor for motion pictures and television, and is an award-winning director of numerous short films. The features, television miniseries and television movies he's worked on have garnered 33 Oscar nominations and 36 Emmy nominations, including Martin Scorsese's Best Picture winner "The Departed." Over the course of his career, Levin has collaborated with many award-wining directors including Mike Nichols, Nora Ephron, Barry Sonnenfeld, Spike Lee, and M. Night Shyamalan. In 2014, Levin produced the Slamdance Award-winning documentary, "Kidnapped for Christ", alongside of Yada Zamora, Lance Bass and Mike C. Manning. Among the most prestigious television projects he has production managed have been HBO's Emmy Award-winning mini-series, Angels in America, and HBO's Emmy Award-winning television movie, Wit. As a director, Levin has received multiple awards for his short films ranging from the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival to the Nashville Film Festival. Overall, he has worked on more than 100 productions including Sleepless in Seattle, Men in Black 3, Julie & Julia, The Birdcage, The Sixth Sense, Closer, Charlie Wilson's War, and Primary Colors.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
66 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26

What are Paul A. Levin's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
21%
Morality
19%
Bonds
18%
Self
17%
Society
17%
Power
8%
Ideas
1%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 19 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 11

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

A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
16
Dread
6
Contemplative
8
Hopeful
7
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet17
  • Ambiguous4

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 A. Levin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 66 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul A. Levin'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

73 credits, 66 with a MovieCove page.

  • Is God Is(2026)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Merv(2025)

    Post-Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Neon Highway(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Rustin(2023)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bottoms(2023)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Three Birthdays(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody(2022)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Till(2022)

    Post-Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • South Beach Love(2021)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Respect(2021)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Rescue(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Expecting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · Production Supervisor

  • The Secrets We Keep(2020)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Associate Producer

  • Joe Bell(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rome in Love(2019)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Wedding at Graceland(2019)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Love in the Sun(2019)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Dead Don't Die(2019)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • True Love Blooms(2019)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Wolf Hour(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Second Act(2018)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Night School(2018)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Says(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Novitiate(2017)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Gifted(2017)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Mudbound(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Wetlands(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Imperium(2016)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • All This Panic(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • South of Hell(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Mortdecai(2015)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Kristy(2014)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Kidnapped for Christ(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Immigrant(2013)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Premium Rush(2012)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Men in Black 3(2012)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Bay(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dreaming American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Occupant(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Hachi: A Dog's Tale(2009)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • What Just Happened(2008)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Wilson's War(2007)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Brave One(2007)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Music and Lyrics(2007)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Hoax(2006)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Departed(2006)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • RV(2006)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Last Holiday(2006)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Romance & Cigarettes(2005)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Closer(2004)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Manchurian Candidate(2004)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Angels in America(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Men in Black II(2002)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Murder by Numbers(2002)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Big Trouble(2002)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Wit(2001)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Map of the World(1999)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Sixth Sense(1999)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • When I Was A Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • The Birdcage(1996)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mixed Nuts(1994)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • It Could Happen to You(1994)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Guarding Tess(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Wilder Napalm(1993)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sleepless in Seattle(1993)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • RoboCop 3(1993)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232(1992)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Tribute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Associate Producer

  • Caroline?(1990)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Picking Up the Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Associate Producer

  • First Steps(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Games Mother Never Taught You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer's Assistant

Career shape

A full career of 60 titles from 1982 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

$119M worldwide

Highest rated

The Rescue (2021)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing20 of 60: 20 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew40 of 60: 40 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s12 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s11 · crew

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 Paul A. Levin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 64; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 66 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · producer

First Steps (1985)

77th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Rescue (2021)

Midcredits 99th · 96% 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.

Is Paul A. Levin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles32–89 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles16–71 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles31–87 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles15–71 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles30–87 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Paul A. Levin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul A. Levin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Nichols shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers