Lisa Addario was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. She is a writer and director, known for Love Nonnie (2020), Parental Guidance (2012) and Dear Dictator (2017). She has been married to Joe Syracuse since 21 September 1997. They have two children.
Biography from IMDb.
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
- Writer, director and producer
- 3 on Motif · 4 credits in all
What are Lisa Addario's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Lisa Addario's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Lisa Addario's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
4 credits, 3 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Dear Dictator(2017)
Motif score: 19th percentile of all films
Amateur Night(2016)
Motif score: 16th percentile of all films
Parental Guidance(2012)
Motif score: 40th percentile of all films
Lover Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Career shape
A full career of 4 titles from 1997 to 2018.
How do Lisa Addario's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 32/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Lisa Addario's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Lisa Addario work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lisa Addario's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Syracuse shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Joe SyracuseShared titles: Dear Dictator (2017), Amateur Night (2016), Parental Guidance (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Joe Syracuse
Actors
- Adrian VooShared titles: Dear Dictator (2017), Amateur Night (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Adrian Voo

- Jason BiggsShared titles: Dear Dictator (2017), Amateur Night (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Biggs

Producers
- Jorge Garcia CastroShared titles: Dear Dictator (2017), Amateur Night (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jorge Garcia Castro
