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Gary Scott Thompson

Gary Scott Thompson

Writer and producer · Born October 7, 1959 (67) · Ukiah, California, USA

Gary Scott Thompson (born October 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, television producer, and director. He worked on projects including The Fast and the Furious, its sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious; Hollow Man, Split Second; 88 Minutes, K-911 and K-9: P.I. Thompson was the creator, showrunner, writer, and executive producer of NBC's comedy-drama series Las Vegas, and he also directed four episodes and made a brief cameo as a psychotherapy patient. Additionally, Thompson wrote, co-developed, and executive produced NBC and TF1's Taxi Brooklyn. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Scott Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 7, 1959 (67)
From
Ukiah, California, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Gary Scott Thompson's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Morality
20%
Survival
14%
Self
10%
Power
9%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 14

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 11

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 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
15
Tense
11
Dread
4
Absurd
4
Joyful
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Gary Scott Thompson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Subscription and free streaming for Gary Scott Thompson'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

31 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fast Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Characters

  • Trap House(2025)

    Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Gunner(2024)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Fast X(2023)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • F9: The Fast Saga(2021)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Fast & Furious Spy Racers(2019)

    Show 52 episodes · Characters

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw(2019)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Fate of the Furious(2017)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Furious 7(2015)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Taxi Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Fast & Furious 6(2013)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Fast Five(2011)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Los Bandoleros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Characters

  • Fast & Furious(2009)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Knight Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 17 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • 88 Minutes(2007)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift(2006)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hollow Man II(2006)

    Characters · Story

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Pacifier(2005)

    as Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing(2004)

    Staff Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Timecop: The Berlin Decision(2003)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 106 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Patient

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious(2003)

    Characters · Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Characters

  • K-9: P.I.(2002)

    Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Fast and the Furious(2001)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hollow Man(2000)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • K-911(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Angry Beavers(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Split Second(1992)

    Associate Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • White Ghost(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 1988 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Fate of the Furious (2017)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

Fast Five (2011)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Fast X (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 31: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting2 of 31: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting29 of 31: 24 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thProducing5 of 31: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 31: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

31 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s16 · 2 acting · 15 crew2010s7 · 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.

How do Gary Scott Thompson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer

Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2019)

81st percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 33/100 and the plot and story 31/100 in their films, across 17 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.

Is Gary Scott Thompson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles57–86 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles25–61 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles39–65 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles18–47 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles45–62 · median 51 · moderateheavier 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 Gary Scott Thompson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gary Scott Thompson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vin Diesel shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles