---
name: "Tom Karnowski"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-karnowski"
fi1m_id: "tom-karnowski"
imdb_id: "nm0439844"
tmdb_id: 4844
wikidata_id: "Q3530757"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-04T18:03:35.092728+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tom Karnowski

## Identity

Tom Karnowski

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tom-karnowski
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tom-karnowski
- **IMDb ID:** nm0439844
- **TMDB ID:** 4844
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3530757
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3530757, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0439844/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4844

Producer. Born 1 January 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1953
- **Active:** 1982–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 1 writing, 6 producing
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as producer, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 45 (1), 2010s 66 (4), 2020s 74 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 71 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Mystery 3, Action 2, Crime 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,151m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3530757, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0439844/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4844

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Sword and the Sorcerer*](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md) (45)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Tom Karnowski is a producer, production manager and writer. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1982 fantasy film *The Sword and the Sorcerer* with Albert Pyun and John V. Stuckmeyer, and also served as co-producer and production manager on the project.

He has worked extensively as a unit production manager and executive producer on feature films. His credits include *The Illusionist* (2006), *EuroTrip* (2004), *10,000 BC* (2008), *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013), *The Post* (2017), *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), *Knives Out* (2019), *Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery* (2022) and *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

### Wrote (1)

- *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), Fi1m 45, Production Manager, Co-Producer, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md)

### Produced (6) — the average rests on these

- *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025), Fi1m 77, Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery.md)
- *Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery* (2022), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery.md)
- *Knives Out* (2019), Fi1m 81, Unit Production Manager, Production Manager, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), Fi1m 76, Executive Producer, Line Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *The Post* (2017), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md)
- *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013), Fi1m 32, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/a-good-day-to-die-hard.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025), Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery.md)
- *Killer Heat* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery* (2022), Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery.md)
- *Knives Out* (2019), Unit Production Manager, Production Manager, Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *The Post* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md)
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), Line Producer, Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *The Light Between Oceans* (2016), Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013), Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/a-good-day-to-die-hard.md)
- *The Man with the Iron Fists* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Slinger* (2011), Line Producer
- *Season of the Witch* (2011), Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *The Brothers Bloom* (2009), Co-Producer
- *Max Payne* (2008), Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *10,000 BC* (2008), Executive Producer
- *The Illusionist* (2006), Co-Producer
- *Everything Is Illuminated* (2005), Producer
- *EuroTrip* (2004), Unit Production Manager, Co-Producer
- *Shanghai Knights* (2003), Unit Production Manager
- *Behind Enemy Lines* (2001), Unit Production Manager
- *Driven* (2001), Line Producer
- *The Wrecking Crew* (2000), Producer
- *Corrupt* (1999), Producer
- *Urban Menace* (1999), Producer
- *Postmortem* (1998), Unit Production Manager, Producer
- *Mean Guns* (1997), Unit Production Manager, Producer, First Assistant Director
- *Crazy Six* (1997), Producer
- *Blast* (1997), Producer
- *Nemesis 4: Death Angel* (1996), Producer
- *Adrenalin: Fear the Rush* (1996), Producer
- *Omega Doom* (1996), Producer
- *Nemesis 3: Time Lapse* (1996), Unit Production Manager, Producer
- *Nemesis 2: Nebula* (1995), Unit Production Manager, Producer
- *Heatseeker* (1995), Producer
- *Spitfire* (1995), Producer
- *Hong Kong 97* (1994), Producer
- *Double Dragon* (1994), Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *Brain Smasher... A Love Story* (1993), Producer
- *Knights* (1993), Producer
- *Nemesis* (1992), Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *There Goes the Neighborhood* (1992), Post Production Supervisor
- *Deceit* (1992), Producer
- *Kickboxer 2: The Road Back* (1991), Producer
- *Captain America* (1990), Line Producer
- *Cyborg* (1989), Line Producer
- *Alien from L.A.* (1988), Line Producer
- *Down Twisted* (1987), Associate Producer
- *Vicious Lips* (1987), Producer
- *Radioactive Dreams* (1986), Producer
- *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), Production Manager, Co-Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md)
- *Sorcerers*, Producer
- *2034*, Executive Producer

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