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Jonathan Murray

Jonathan Murray

Producer, also actor and writer · Born October 26, 1955 (71) · Gulfport, Mississippi, USA

2 Primetime Emmys · 1 other major award body

Jonathan Murray was born in 1955 in New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Born This Way (2015), Starting Over (2003) and Project Runway (2004).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 26, 1955 (71)
From
Gulfport, Mississippi, USA
Works as
Producer, also actor and writer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 51 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Jonathan Murray's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
29%
Society
14%
Survival
11%
Power
6%
Ideas
6%
Morality
5%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
9
Tense
10
Hopeful
6
Contemplative
7
Joyful
6
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical2
  • Other1

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 Jonathan Murray's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jonathan Murray'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

51 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Seized(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Nikki Says I Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Challenge: UK(2023)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Challenge: USA(2022)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Born for Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Real World Homecoming(2021)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Transhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Welcome to Chechnya(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Real World: Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show Creator

  • Family or Fiancé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 65 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Citizen Rose(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Undressed(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Born This Way(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Stewarts & Hamiltons(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons(2014)

    Show Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Total Divas(2013)

    Show 120 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Girls All-Star Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show Creator

  • Valentine Road(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Eastwood & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Best Ink(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Khloé & Lamar(2011)

    Show 20 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Kourtney & Kim Take New York(2011)

    Show 20 episodes · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Married to Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show Creator

  • Spring Break Challenges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show Creator

  • Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 33 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Models of the Runway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show Creator

  • Kourtney & Kim Take Miami(2009)

    Show 30 episodes · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Shadow Billionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Pedro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Living Lohan(2008)

    Show Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • America's Psychic Challenge(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Steve-O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 7 episodes · Producer

  • Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • Bad Girls Road Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show Creator

  • Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show Creator

  • Bad Girls Club(2006)

    Show 189 episodes · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • One Ocean View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

  • Project Runway(2004)

    Show 154 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • The Simple Life(2003)

    Show 55 episodes · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Starting Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 235 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • The Real Cancun(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Making the Band 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 34 episodes · Producer

  • Love Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Personally Yours(2000)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Making the Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show Creator

  • The Challenge(1998)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Real World Reunion: Inside Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Road Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 235 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Fatal Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • The Real World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 585 episodes · Creator · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1992 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Real Cancun (2003)

$5.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Welcome to Chechnya (2020)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Kourtney & Kim Take Miami (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing30 of 41: 20 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score14thOther crew21 of 41: 11 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score1st

41 titles, 10 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s20 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys from 21 major nominations, 2001–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
  2. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
  3. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Competition Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
  4. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  5. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  6. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  7. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  8. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality - Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television
  2. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality - Competition Program
  3. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Nonfiction Special
  4. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class)

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 Jonathan Murray's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 24 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive10
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Citizen Rose (2018)

98th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Seized (2026)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Who does Jonathan Murray work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jonathan Murray's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gil Goldschein shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles