Charles Randolph was born on 28 February 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Big Short (2015), Love & Other Drugs (2010) and The Life of David Gale (2003). He has been married to Mili Avital since 4 July 2004. They have two children.
Biography from IMDb.
- February 28, 1963 (63)
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Writer and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Charles Randolph's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
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.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Charles Randolph's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Charles Randolph'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
7 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Bombshell(2019)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Big Short(2015)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Love & Other Drugs(2010)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Tenderness(2009)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Interpreter(2005)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Life of David Gale(2003)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all filmsKilling Gawker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles, 6 of them dated from 2003 to 2019.
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
an Oscar, a BAFTA Award and 2 other major awards from 5 major nominations, 2016.
- Oscar, won · Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Adapted Screenplay
+2 other major bodies · 2 wins
- Writers Guild Award, won · Best Adapted Screenplay
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Adapted Screenplay
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 Charles Randolph's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 52/100 in their films, across 6 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 Charles Randolph's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.
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 Charles Randolph work with?
People who share at least 2 of Charles Randolph's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicole Kidman shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Nicole KidmanShared titles: Bombshell (2019), The Interpreter (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Nicole Kidman
Composers and cinematographers
- Barry AckroydShared titles: Bombshell (2019), The Big Short (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Ackroyd
- James Newton HowardShared titles: Love & Other Drugs (2010), The Interpreter (2005)See all 2 shared titles with James Newton Howard
