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Liane Balaban

Liane Balaban

Actor · Born June 24, 1980 (46) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Liane Balaban (born June 24, 1980) is a Canadian actress. Her film debut was in New Waterford Girl (1999), playing Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie, and has since appeared in the films Definitely, Maybe (2008), Last Chance Harvey (2009), and the independent drama One Week (2008). Description above from the Wikipedia article Liane Balaban, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 24, 1980 (46)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 33% in 30 days

What are Liane Balaban's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Bonds
20%
Survival
16%
Ideas
10%
Morality
9%
Society
9%
Power
3%
Self-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

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 10 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 10
Ally
2 of 10
Mentor
2 of 10
Threshold guardian
2 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Hopeful
9
Contemplative
6
Bittersweet
7
Dread
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4
  • Other1

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 Liane Balaban's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Liane Balaban'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

46 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • You Can Live Forever(2022)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Lullaby(2022)

    as Vivian

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Midnight at the Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Iris

  • Woman in Car(2021)

    as Safiye

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • A Small Fortune(2021)

    as Sam Doucette

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Meditation Park(2017)

    as Dylan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Bickford Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Jill

  • The People Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Wardrobe Girl

  • Man Seeking Woman(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Rouge Brésil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Aude

  • The Grand Seduction(2013)

    as Kathleen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Played (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Lida Simenko

  • Finding Joy(2013)

    as Joy

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Motive(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah Muller

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Maniac(2012)

    as Judy

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Boys On Film: Bad Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Irene (segment "The New Tenants")

  • Alphas(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anna Levy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Future Is Now!(2011)

    as Woman Of Tomorrow

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rise of the Damned(2011)

    as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Covert Affairs(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · as Natasha Petrovna

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Kelly Harrison

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Coach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Gabrielle

  • The Trotsky(2009)

    as Nadza

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Abroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Amy Pearce

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ruby Rennette

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The New Tenants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Irene

  • Not Since You(2009)

    as Heather

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Emma Mastin

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • You Might as Well Live(2009)

    as Edna Kemperton

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Last Chance Harvey(2008)

    as Susan Shine Wright

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lily

  • One Week(2008)

    as Samantha Pierce

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Definitely, Maybe(2008)

    as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Above and Beyond(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Shelagh Emberly

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Burnt Toast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Woman

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show as Amelia Richardson

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessie Robertson

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Eternal(2004)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • 7 Times Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Fiona

  • Happy Here and Now(2002)

    as Amelia

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Wisher(2002)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • World Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Meg

  • After the Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Lind Archer

  • Full (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Meryl

  • Saint Jude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jude

  • New Waterford Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Moonie Pottie

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles from 1999 to 2023; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Definitely, Maybe (2008)

$56M worldwide

Highest rated

Definitely, Maybe (2008)

Midcredits 82nd

Film career

19992023

Peak 2009 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1999Screen debut· New Waterford Girl
  • 1999First top-billed film· New Waterford Girl
  • 2010Career best· Covert Affairs

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting46 of 46: 46 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 14% of 14 roles
9909

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Liane Balaban's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Rise of the Damned (2011)

94th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Definitely, Maybe (2008)

Midcredits 82nd · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Liane Balaban's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 4 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles20–60 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

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 Liane Balaban work with?

People who share at least 2 of Liane Balaban's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Critch shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles