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Les Mayfield

Les Mayfield

Producer and director · Born November 30, 1959 (66) · Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Les Mayfield (born November 30, 1959) is an American film director. He is known for directing the films Encino Man (1992), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Flubber (1997), and Blue Streak (1999).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 30, 1959 (66)
From
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 34 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 26Up 20% in 30 days

What are Les Mayfield's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Self
30%
Bonds
25%
Ideas
16%
Morality
12%
Survival
9%
Society
6%
Power
2%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
12
Joyful
10
Tense
7
Contemplative
5
Thrilling
6
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Les Mayfield's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Les Mayfield'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

34 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Code Name: The Cleaner(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Man(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • American Outlaws(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Blue Streak(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Love Bug(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Flubber(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Tower of Terror(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Frank Capra's American Dream(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Encino Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Freaky Friday(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Escape to Witch Mountain(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Making of 'Jurassic Park'(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • The Barefoot Executive(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Miracle on 34th Street(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Under Pressure: Making 'the Abyss'(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Encino Man(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Back to the Future: The Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Psycho IV: The Beginning(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The China Odyssey: 'Empire of the Sun', a Film by Steven Spielberg(1987)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Making of Jaws The Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Co-Producer

  • The Making of Back to the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'(1984)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • 2010 : The Odyssey Continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Under the Rainbow(1981)

    Location Assistant

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • In Stride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 210 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1971 to 2007.

Biggest box office

Flubber (1997)

$178M worldwide

Highest rated

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Blue Streak (1999)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 30: 13 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thProducing15 of 30: 15 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew2 of 30: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s17 · crew2000s3 · 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 Les Mayfield's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

The Barefoot Executive (1995)

85th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 14 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 Les Mayfield's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles23–79 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles15–52 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles18–67 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles16–37 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles10–59 · median 24 · mildlighter 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 Les Mayfield work with?

People who share at least 2 of Les Mayfield's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Zaloom shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles