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Thomas C. Grane

Director and producer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Works as
Director and producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 42% in 30 days

What are Thomas C. Grane's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
50%
Self
22%
Society
19%
Power
6%
Survival
3%
Art5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · 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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Warm
5
Joyful
3
Tense
2
Dread
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical2

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 Thomas C. Grane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Thomas C. Grane'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

28 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Titanic: Stories from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Producer

  • Inside Pandora's Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • End of Truth(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Reflections on Titanic(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Capturing Avatar(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A Message from Pandora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Producer

  • Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of 'Walk the Line'(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Making of 'Elektra' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Mirror Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Producer · Story

  • Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Being 'Shallow Hal' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'(2001)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Independence Day: Creating Reality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • X-Men: The Mutant Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery(1997)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion(1996)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Making of 'Independence Day' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Airheads Special Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie - Secrets Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • The Making of 'The Pagemaster' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Producer

  • The Making of 'Speed' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Producer

  • 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Writer

  • HBO First Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1992 to 2025.

Highest rated

Capturing Avatar (2010)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing21 of 28: 8 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting3 of 28: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing19 of 28: 7 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

28 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1990s10 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s6 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2010, Outstanding Special Class Programs.

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 Thomas C. Grane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, producer

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997)

96th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Capturing Avatar (2010)

Midcredits 91st · 79% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 45. 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.

Who does Thomas C. Grane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Thomas C. Grane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Cameron shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers