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Marc Guggenheim

Marc Guggenheim

Writer and producer · Born September 24, 1970 (56) · Long Island, New York, USA

Writers Guild Award nominee

Marc Guggenheim (born September 24, 1970) is an American screenwriter, television producer, comic book writer, and novelist. He is best known as the creator of the television series Eli Stone (2008–2009), Arrow (2012–2020), and Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022), executive producer of the animated series Tales of Arcadia (2016–2021), as well as the writer of the feature films Green Lantern (2011) and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marc Guggenheim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 24, 1970 (56)
From
Long Island, New York, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 38 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 26Up 77% in 30 days

What are Marc Guggenheim's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
27%
Society
12%
Power
10%
Morality
8%
Ideas
2%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
8
Hopeful
5
Tense
3
Joyful
2
Triumphant
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Marc Guggenheim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Marc Guggenheim'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

38 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Daredevil: Born Again(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • X-Men '97(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Beebo Saves Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans(2021)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Wizards(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Batwoman(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Carnival Row(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • 3Below: Tales of Arcadia(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Constantine: City of Demons(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Freedom Fighters: The Ray(2018)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Freedom Fighters: The Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Vixen(2017)

    Executive Producer · Story Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia(2016)

    Show 52 episodes · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Justice League Action(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Legends of Tomorrow(2016)

    Show 51 episodes · Director · Consulting Producer · Creator · Executive Consultant · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Supergirl(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Story

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Vixen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • The Flash(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 138 episodes · Consulting Producer · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Green Lantern(2011)

    Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Green Lantern: Emerald Knights(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Take Me Home(2011)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • No Ordinary Family(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Flashforward(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Eli Stone(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Brothers & Sisters(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • In Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Supervising Producer · Writer

  • Jack & Bobby(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Dragnet(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Story

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Story Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • An Innocent Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Gantz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Last Flight Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Graphic Novel · Screenplay

  • Persona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Novel

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles, 34 of them dated from 1990 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Green Lantern (2011)

$237M worldwide

Highest rated

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 38: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting29 of 38: 20 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thProducing13 of 38: 4 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew8 of 38: 4 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

38 titles, 10 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s19 · crew2020s6 · 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 nominations and no wins, 2009–2010.

  1. 2010
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated
  2. 2009
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Drama

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 Marc Guggenheim's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Batwoman (2019)

90th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 5 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 Marc Guggenheim's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles45–58 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles11–24 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles16–40 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles5–28 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles44–58 · median 54 · 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 Marc Guggenheim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marc Guggenheim's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew L. Schmidt shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles