Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. (born May 13, 1944) is an American writer, best known for his Tales of the City series of novels, based in San Francisco. Description above from the Wikipedia article Armistead Maupin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Biography from TMDB.
- May 13, 1944 (82)
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Actor, writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Armistead Maupin's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Armistead Maupin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Armistead Maupin'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
10 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Tales of the City(2019)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
The Night Listener(2006)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Further Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
More Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Celluloid Closet(1995)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Camp Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Eurotrash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Frasier(1993)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1982 to 2019.
How do Armistead Maupin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 2; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
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.