Mary-Ellis Bunim

Producer, also writer · Died January 29, 2004, aged 57

Born: July 9, 1946
Died: January 29, 2004 (aged 57)
Works as: Producer, also writer
Titles: 13 on MovieCove · 33 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 63% in 30 days

What are Mary-Ellis Bunim's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

53%

Bonds

30%

Survival

12%

Society

4%

Ambition2 Survival2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling

2

Warm

2

Joyful

2

Tense

2

Contemplative

1

Other

3

How their films linger

Fun3 Feel-good2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet2
Ambiguous2

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 Mary-Ellis Bunim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (4).

Also on these channels

Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Dove Channel1 title, show their title on Dove Channel

Subscription and free streaming for Mary-Ellis Bunim'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

33 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

The Challenge: UK(2023)
Show Creator · Writer
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
The Challenge Argentina: El desafío (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show Creator
The Challenge: Australia(2022)
Show Creator
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
The Challenge: USA(2022)
Show Creator · Writer
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
The Challenge: All Stars(2021)
Show Creator
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
The Real World Homecoming(2021)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
The Real World: Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show Creator
Bad Girls All-Star Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show Creator
Mrs. Eastwood & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show Creator
Kourtney & Kim Take New York(2011)
Show Creator
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Married to Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show Creator
Spring Break Challenges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show Creator
Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show Creator
Models of the Runway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show Creator
Kourtney & Kim Take Miami(2009)
Show Creator
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Living Lohan(2008)
Show Creator
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Bad Girls Road Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show Creator
Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show Creator
Bad Girls Club(2006)
Show Creator
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
The Simple Life(2003)
Show 55 episodes · Creator · Producer
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
Starting Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 235 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer
The Real Cancun(2003)
Producer
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Making the Band 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 34 episodes · Producer
Girl Next Door: The Search for a Playboy Centerfold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Executive Producer
The Real World Movie: The Lost Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Executive Producer
Love Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 7 episodes · Creator · Producer
Personally Yours(2000)
Co-Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Making the Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show Creator
The Challenge(1998)
Show Creator
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Real World Reunion: Inside Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Producer
Road Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 235 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer
The Real World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 585 episodes · Creator · Producer
Santa Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 2,137 episodes · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1984 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Real Cancun (2003)

$5.3M worldwide

Highest rated

The Real Cancun (2003)

Midcredits 1^st

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing11 of 31Other crew25 of 31 · 14^th

31 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s5 · 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.

Who does Mary-Ellis Bunim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mary-Ellis Bunim's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Murray shares the most, 5.

Writers

Jonathan Murray5 titles · 3 as writer See all 5 shared titles with Jonathan Murray