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Clayton Townsend

Clayton Townsend

Producer · Born February 9, 1961 (65) · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Born
February 9, 1961 (65)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 42 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 31% in 30 days

What are Clayton Townsend's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
26%
Self
23%
Morality
17%
Survival
13%
Power
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 11 · Serious 4 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 9

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 7 · Intense 14

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 7

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 5

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 12 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 4

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 11 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
15
Absurd
9
Joyful
8
Thrilling
4
Other
24

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • 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 Clayton Townsend's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Clayton Townsend'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

42 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page.

  • Last Days(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Ripley(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Equalizer 3(2023)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • F9: The Fast Saga(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Holmes & Watson(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Bird Box(2018)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Zoolander 2(2016)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Unbroken(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Scorpion(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Fast & Furious 6(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • This Is 40(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • People Like Us(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Bridesmaids(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Funny People(2009)

    Producer · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Year One(2009)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story(2007)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Knocked Up(2007)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The 40-Year-Old Virgin(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Skeleton Key(2005)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bad Company(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Heartbreakers(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Any Given Sunday(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Where's Marlowe?(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • U Turn(1997)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Blackout(1997)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Nixon(1995)

    Producer · as Floor Manager #1

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Natural Born Killers(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Heaven & Earth(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • JFK(1991)

    Producer · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Doors(1991)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Jacob's Ladder(1990)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Born on the Fourth of July(1989)

    Producer · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Talk Radio(1988)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Angel Heart(1987)

    Location Manager

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Money Pit(1986)

    Unit Manager

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 9½ Weeks(1986)

    Location Manager

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Chorus Line(1985)

    Location Manager

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Loveless(1981)

    Location Manager

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Hunger(1983)

    Location Assistant

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Untitled Hannibal Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1983 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

$789M worldwide

Highest rated

JFK (1991)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 40: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing32 of 40: 17 only producing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew22 of 40: 8 only other crew, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

40 titles, 15 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1980s8 · crew1990s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew2000s9 · crew2010s10 · 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 major awards from 4 major nominations, 1990–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
  2. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
  3. 2012
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  4. 1990
    • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures

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 Clayton Townsend's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Last Days (2025)

79th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

JFK (1991)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

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 Clayton Townsend's work okay for kids?

Across up to 25 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles27–84 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity25 titles23–75 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles44–92 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles33–72 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles12–75 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Clayton Townsend work with?

People who share at least 2 of Clayton Townsend's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Judd Apatow shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles