Charles de Lauzirika, of Basque ancestry, grew up in La Crescenta, California. He attended Glendale College, where he served as entertainment editor for "In Focus", the college's weekly public-access TV show. He also contributed to the campus newspaper El Vaquero, earning multiple JACC student journalism awards as an editorial cartoonist, entertainment editor, and editor-in-chief. Lauzirika later attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he wrote and directed a fully funded 16mm sync-sound film in the CNTV 480 Advanced Production Workshop, graduating in 1994. While at USC, Lauzirika worked for companies like Lucasfilm Ltd., Lightstorm Entertainment, Warner Bros., and Scott Free Productions. As a story analyst for directors Ridley and Tony Scott, he was selected by Ridley Scott to produce elaborate DVD special editions of his films. Lauzirika's works have earned Video and DVD Premiere Awards, including a 2003 DVDX Award for the Alien Quadrilogy. He won four Saturn Awards: for Blade Runner (Best DVD Special Edition, 2008), Twin Peaks (Best Retro TV Release, 2008), the Alien Anthology (Best DVD Movie Collection, 2011), and Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery (Best Blu-ray TV Release, 2015). Lauzirika oversaw restorations and new cuts of films like Alien³, Legend, and Blade Runner: The Final Cut, blending new visual effects and scenes seamlessly with original footage. His work spans DVD/Blu-ray content for directors such as David Lynch, Sam Raimi, James Cameron, the Coen brothers, and Michael Bay. Notably, he directed the music video for Montell Jordan's "When You Get Home" (1998), featuring Billy Dee Williams. He produced the Alien Anthology Blu-ray release, creating new content and overseeing a sound mix for the Alien³ Special Edition, with actors like Sigourney Weaver and Charles Dance re-recording dialogue. By 2011, Lauzirika was producing Blu-ray editions for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Prometheus. Lauzirika made his feature directorial debut with the psychological thriller Crave, starring Josh Lawson, Emma Lung, Edward Furlong, and Ron Perlman. Premiering at the Fantasia International Film Festival, the film won the New Flesh Award for Best First Feature. It later screened at Fantastic Fest, where Lauzirika earned Best Director in the Next Wave competition. He also directed the short horror satire Love Bite, starring Carlee Baker and Cuyle Carvin, which premiered at the Sitges Film Festival. In 2023, he wrote and directed the short horror film Honk, starring Zach Galligan and Tyler Mane. Honk premiered at Sitges. The film continued its festival run for over a year, winning Best Short Film - Global at Morbido Film Fest, Best Horror Short at the Atlanta Horror Film Festival, a Special Jury Prize at the Rome International Film Festival, Best Director and Best Cinematography at the Buried Alive Film Festival, and most recently, Best Short - Drama at the Nevermore Film Festival. In May 2024, Lauzirika confirmed he had produced the six-part documentary Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War for the home entertainment release of Alex Garland’s Civil War.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 17, 1967 (59)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Director, producer and writer
- 31 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Known for
What are Charles de Lauzirika's films like?
Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 29
Light 26 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 28 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 24 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 29 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 0
Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 16 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 28 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 28 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy16
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous4
- Cyclical6
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 de Lauzirika's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Charles de Lauzirika'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
64 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Honk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Happily(2021)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
On the Couch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Love Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Dare Mighty Things: NASA's Journey To Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Martian(2015)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Between Two Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Crave(2012)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
All Our Variant Futures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Promoting Dystopia: Rendering the Poster Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Signs of the Times: Graphic Design (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Slice of Lynch(2007)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Return to 'Twin Peaks' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Path to Redemption(2006)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all filmsRide with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Special: Building Blue Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Strength and Honor: Production Pods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Tricks of the Trade: Making 'Matchstick Men' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
8 Arms to Hold You(2004)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Hero in Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Making the Amazing(2004)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all filmsThe Anti-Hero's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Good, the Bad & the Bloody: Inside KNB EFX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Making of 'Alien³'(2003)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Shooting 'Miller's Crossing': A Conversation with Barry Sonnenfeld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all filmsSmall Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 64 titles, 63 of them dated from 2001 to 2024.
Highest rated
The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003)
Most popular right now
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012)
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 Charles de Lauzirika's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up19
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 31 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved7
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic5
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed12
Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. 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 Charles de Lauzirika work with?
People who share at least 2 of Charles de Lauzirika's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ridley Scott shares the most, 12.
Actors
- Ridley ScottShared titles: The Long Way Home: Making the Martian (2016), Keepers of the Covenant: Making Exodus - Gods and Kings (2015), Truth of the Situation: Making 'the Counselor' (2014), The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012), Robin Hood: Rise and Rise Again, Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (2010), Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies' (2009), Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (2007), Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (2007), Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film (2007), The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth (2007), The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003), Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (2001)See all 12 shared titles with Ridley Scott
- Arthur MaxShared titles: Keepers of the Covenant: Making Exodus - Gods and Kings (2015), Truth of the Situation: Making 'the Counselor' (2014), The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Arthur Max
- Sigourney WeaverShared titles: Keepers of the Covenant: Making Exodus - Gods and Kings (2015), The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003), The Making of 'Alien³' (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Sigourney Weaver
- Janty YatesShared titles: Truth of the Situation: Making 'the Counselor' (2014), The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012), Robin Hood: Rise and Rise Again, Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Janty Yates
Editors
- David CrowtherShared titles: Crave (2012), The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen (2009), A Slice of Lynch (2007), Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007), The Path to Redemption (2006), Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' (2004), Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (2001)See all 7 shared titles with David Crowther
- William HookeShared titles: The Long Way Home: Making the Martian (2016), Keepers of the Covenant: Making Exodus - Gods and Kings (2015), Truth of the Situation: Making 'the Counselor' (2014), The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012), The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003), Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey (2002)See all 6 shared titles with William Hooke
- Curtis BiselShared titles: Robin Hood: Rise and Rise Again, Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (2010), The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Curtis Bisel
- Marissa CiceroShared titles: Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies' (2009), Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (2007), Screen Tests: Rachael and Pris (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Marissa Cicero
Producers
- Paul PrischmanShared titles: A Slice of Lynch (2007), Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (2007), Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (2007), Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (2007), Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film (2007), Screen Tests: Rachael and Pris (2007), The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth (2007), The Path to Redemption (2006), 8 Arms to Hold You (2004), Making the Amazing (2004)See all 10 shared titles with Paul Prischman
- Jon MeffordShared titles: Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn (2012), The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012), The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003), The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003), The Making of 'Alien³' (2003)See all 6 shared titles with Jon Mefford
- Amy Lowe StarbinShared titles: Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies' (2009), A Slice of Lynch (2007), Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Amy Lowe Starbin