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Gillian Pachter

Gillian Pachter

Producer, director and writer

Known for Impact of Murder (2019), Trainwreck: Balloon Boy (2025) and Locked Up Abroad (2007).

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Gillian Pachter's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
37%
Survival
18%
Power
15%
Society
13%
Ideas
11%
Bonds
3%
Self
3%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · 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 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
3
Absurd
2
Triumphant
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Gillian Pachter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Gillian Pachter'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

11 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Trainwreck: Balloon Boy(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Lost Women of Highway 20(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Feds(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Beanie Mania(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Impact of Hate: Charlottesville(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Impact of Murder(2019)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • James Bulger: The New Revelations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer

  • Web of Lies(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Raised Wild(2012)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Paranormal Witness(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Britney: Off the Rails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 2007 to 2025.

Highest rated

Beanie Mania (2021)

Midcredits 58th

Most popular right now

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 7: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 7: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing4 of 7: 3 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Gillian Pachter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Impact of Hate: Charlottesville (2020)

95th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Web of Lies (2014)

Midcredits 83rd · 82% 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.

Who does Gillian Pachter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gillian Pachter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Robins shares the most, 4.

Directors

Producers