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Galt Niederhoffer

Galt Niederhoffer

Producer, director and writer

Galt Niederhoffer (born 1975) is an American movie producer and novelist. Her movie credits as a producer include Prozac Nation (2001), Lonesome Jim (2005), The Baxter (2005) and Grace Is Gone (2006). She is one of the principals at Plum Pictures. Her autobiographical novel A Taxonomy of Barnacles (2005) about rivalry among six sisters has been described as "zany and witty" by some critics, "silly and contrived" by others. The book's surprise ending was mirrored in real life when her father had a seventh child, a son, a year after the book came out. Her second novel The Romantics, about college chums who get together again six years after graduation to compare their meager progress towards life's important goals and rekindle previous rivalries, was published in 2008 by St. Martin's Press. A motion picture with Katie Holmes, Adam Brody, Malin Akerman, Elijah Wood, Josh Duhamel and Anna Paquin is set to release on September 10, 2010. She lives in New York City with her husband James Strouse, daughter Magnolia, and son Grover. She is the daughter of hedge fund manager Victor Niederhoffer and Gail Niederhoffer. She attended The Chapin School, Milton Academy and Harvard University. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Galt Niederhoffer's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th 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
Bonds
44%
Self
31%
Morality
9%
Survival
9%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 20 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 13 · Intense 4

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 11 · 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 20 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
14
Tense
10
Bittersweet
9
Warm
9
Hopeful
7
Other
23

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet16
  • 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 Galt Niederhoffer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Galt Niederhoffer'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, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Seagull(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Exposed(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Runner(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Infinitely Polar Bear(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • God's Pocket(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Black Nativity(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Robot & Frank(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Romantics(2010)

    Director · Novel · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Kids Are All Right(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • After.Life(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Labor Pains(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Winning Season(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Birds of America(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Diminished Capacity(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bart Got a Room(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Trucker(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Life in Flight(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Grace Is Gone(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dedication(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Watching the Detectives(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • The Romantics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Return to Rajapur(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Lonesome Jim(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Baxter(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Prozac Nation(2001)

    Adaptation · Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Get Well Soon(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Intern(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Jump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Myth America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Hurricane Streets(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bad Bloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 1997 to 2020.

Biggest box office

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Robot & Frank (2012)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Labor Pains (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 28: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 28: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing25 of 28: 23 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

28 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s1 · 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 Galt Niederhoffer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 28; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · producer

Black Nativity (2013)

88th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Robot & Frank (2012)

Midcredits 84th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 27 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 Galt Niederhoffer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles31–71 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles49–70 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian 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 Galt Niederhoffer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Galt Niederhoffer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniela Taplin Lundberg shares the most, 17.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers