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Anne Beatts

Writer, also producer · Died April 7, 2021, aged 74 · Buffalo, New York, USA

Born
February 25, 1947
Died
April 7, 2021 (aged 74)
From
Buffalo, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 13 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 33% in 30 days

What are Anne Beatts' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
33%
Power
13%
Society
13%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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 shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
4
Joyful
1
Bittersweet
2
Manic
1
Warm
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Anne Beatts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Anne Beatts' 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

13 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hollywood Off-Ramp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Elvira Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Nightlife(1989)

    Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Murphy Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Little Mermaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • Square Pegs(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

  • Gilda Live(1980)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 107 episodes · Writer · as Bailey Brundidge (uncredited) · as Bee (uncredited) · as Cheerleader / Spectator (uncredited) · as Crew Member (uncredited) · as Crowd Member (uncredited) · as Customer (uncredited) · as Customer / Wman / Extra / Moonie / Server (uncredited) · as Debra (uncredited) · as Dope Grower (uncredited) · as Ellen Sherman (uncredited) · as Friend (uncredited) · as Grandma (uncredited) · as Jane (uncredited) · as Kennedy Supporter (uncredited) · as Lady Disinfectant Cake / Patron (uncredited) · as Makeup Artist (uncredited) · as Mourner (uncredited) · as Nurse (uncredited) · as Old Lady (uncredited) · as Patron (uncredited) · as Reporter (uncredited) · as Titanic Guest (uncredited) · as Tourist / Mourner / Patron (uncredited) · as Tourist / Moviegoer (uncredited) · as Townsperson (uncredited) · as Various (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Shame of the Jungle(1975)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Lemmings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1973 to 2000.

Biggest box office

Gilda Live (1980)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Gilda Live (1980)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Square Pegs (1982)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 13: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleWriting13 of 13: 10 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing1 of 13: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 13: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

13 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew1980s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew1990s3 · crew2000s1 · crew

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 Anne Beatts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)

89th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Gilda Live (1980)

Midcredits 73rd · 63% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 63/100 and the plot and story 42/100 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 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 Anne Beatts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anne Beatts' MovieCove titles; Rosie Shuster shares the most, 2.