From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kent Alterman is an American film director and producer. He made his directorial debut in 2008 with Semi-Pro starring Will Ferrell. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kent Alterman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer and director
- 10 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Kent Alterman's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 5
Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet4
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 Kent Alterman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Kent Alterman'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
12 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Semi-Pro(2008)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Mr. Woodcock(2007)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Little Children(2006)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
A History of Violence(2005)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Man(2005)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Son of the Mask(2005)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
After the Sunset(2004)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Elf(2003)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Strangers with Candy(1999)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Bob and Margaret(1993)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Dangerously Funny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Off Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles, 8 of them dated from 1999 to 2008.
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 Kent Alterman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 8 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.
Is Kent Alterman's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.
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 Kent Alterman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kent Alterman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toby Emmerich shares the most, 7.
Actors
- Will FerrellShared titles: Semi-Pro (2008), Elf (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Will Ferrell
- Woody HarrelsonShared titles: Semi-Pro (2008), After the Sunset (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Woody Harrelson
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Debra Neil-FisherShared titles: Semi-Pro (2008), Son of the Mask (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Debra Neil-Fisher
- Theodore ShapiroShared titles: Semi-Pro (2008), Mr. Woodcock (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Theodore Shapiro
- Greg GardinerShared titles: Son of the Mask (2005), Elf (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Greg Gardiner
Producers
- Toby EmmerichShared titles: Mr. Woodcock (2007), Little Children (2006), A History of Violence (2005), Son of the Mask (2005), The Man (2005), After the Sunset (2004), Elf (2003)See all 7 shared titles with Toby Emmerich
- Michele WeissShared titles: Mr. Woodcock (2007), Little Children (2006), Son of the Mask (2005), The Man (2005)See all 4 shared titles with Michele Weiss
- Keith GoldbergShared titles: Mr. Woodcock (2007), The Man (2005), After the Sunset (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Keith Goldberg
- Jimmy MillerShared titles: Semi-Pro (2008), Elf (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Jimmy Miller