- October 22, 1920
- December 11, 1991 (aged 71)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Producer and writer
- 11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Matthew Rapf's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 1
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet4
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 Matthew Rapf's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Rapf'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
13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Gangster Wars(1981)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
One of Our Own(1975)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Kojak(1973)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Hardcase(1972)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Terror in the Sky(1971)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Shadow on the Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Big Leaguer(1953)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Half a Hero(1953)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Desperate Search(1952)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Sellout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
No Questions Asked(1951)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1948 to 1975.
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 Matthew Rapf's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Matthew Rapf work with?
People who share at least 2 of Matthew Rapf's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard C. Sarafian shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Richard C. SarafianShared titles: Gangster Wars (1981), One of Our Own (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Richard C. Sarafian
Actors
- Keenan WynnShared titles: Terror in the Sky (1971), Desperate Search (1952)See all 2 shared titles with Keenan Wynn
- Jean HagenShared titles: Half a Hero (1953), No Questions Asked (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Hagen
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Howard SchwartzShared titles: One of Our Own (1975), Terror in the Sky (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Schwartz
- Patrick WilliamsShared titles: Hardcase (1972), Terror in the Sky (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Williams
- Harold LipsteinShared titles: Desperate Search (1952), No Questions Asked (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Harold Lipstein
- Joseph DervinShared titles: Desperate Search (1952), No Questions Asked (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Dervin
Producers
- Jack LairdShared titles: Gangster Wars (1981), One of Our Own (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Laird
