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Liz Cardenas

Liz Cardenas

Producer, actor and writer, also editor · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Independent Spirit Award winner

Liz Cardenas was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Liz is a producer and actor, known for A Ghost Story (2017), Never Goin' Back (2018) and 7 Days (2021).

Biography from IMDb.

From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer, actor and writer, also editor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 30 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 10% in 30 days

What are Liz Cardenas' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
43%
Self
25%
Society
14%
Morality
9%
Survival
8%
Power
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · 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 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Warm
4
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
4
Tense
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1

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 Liz Cardenas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Liz Cardenas' 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

30 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Boy with the Dinosaur Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Perfect(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • No Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • All Happy Families(2023)

    Producer · as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Mourning Of (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • On Our Way(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Good Condition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Acidman(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Saving Sloane(2021)

    Editor · Producer · as Peyton Emerson

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • 7 Days(2021)

    Producer · as Rita's Roomate (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Last Letter from Your Lover(2021)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Burros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Materna(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Jules of Light and Dark(2018)

    Producer · as Andrea

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Never Goin' Back(2018)

    Producer · as Neighbor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Alternative Math (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer · as Angry Pundit

  • Imago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • A Ghost Story(2017)

    Co-Producer · as Linda

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Minor Setback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • A Man Called Jon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Emily Carson

  • Summer's Shadow(2014)

    Editor · Producer · Writer · as Jessica Riley

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • I Was a Teenage Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Adventures of Bailey: A Night in Cowtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Trixie(voice) (as a different name)

  • Adventures of Bailey: Christmas Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Julie Baker

  • Identical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Yaakov's Nurse

  • Adventures of Bailey: The Lost Puppy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mrs. Baker(as a different name)

  • Serum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Sarah (as Lizabeth Cardenas)

  • 1972 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Jill Takes a Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Space Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as News Anchor

Career shape

Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 27 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

A Ghost Story (2017)

$2M worldwide

Highest rated

A Ghost Story (2017)

Midcredits 80th

Film career

MilestoneAward win
20062026

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 30: 8 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thDirecting2 of 30: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 30: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing18 of 30: 12 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew1 of 30: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

30 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s13 · 10 acting · 8 crew2020s13 · 3 acting · 12 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.

Awards

1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2019–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated
  2. 2022
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best First Feature
  3. 2019
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Liz Cardenas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Perfect (2026)

97th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

A Ghost Story (2017)

Midcredits 80th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 41. 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.

Who does Liz Cardenas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Liz Cardenas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Franke shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles