
Shari L. Carpenter
Director · Born July 14, 1961 (65)
Shari L. Carpenter was born on July 14, 1961 in the USA. She is known for her work on American Gangster (2007), Inside Man (2006) and 25th Hour (2002).
Biography from TMDB.
- July 14, 1961 (65)
- Director
- 17 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Shari L. Carpenter's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Shari L. Carpenter's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Shari L. Carpenter'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
22 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Keepers of the Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Strength of a Woman(2023)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Single Black Female(2022)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Three's Complicated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

Inside Man(2006)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all filmsBuilding Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

She Hate Me(2004)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
25th Hour(2002)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Kali's Vibe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

The Best Man(1999)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The First Wives Club(1996)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Waiting to Exhale(1995)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Clockers(1995)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Tuesday Morning Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Crooklyn(1994)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Night We Never Met(1993)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Malcolm X(1992)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Juice(1992)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Jungle Fever(1991)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 1991 to 2024.
Film career
- 1995Screen debut· Waiting to Exhale
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 Shari L. Carpenter's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 17; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 22. 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.
Who does Shari L. Carpenter work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shari L. Carpenter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sa'Rah Jones shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Sa'Rah JonesShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Sa'Rah Jones

- Tessa Evelyn ScottShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Tessa Evelyn Scott

Actors
- Amber RileyShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Amber Riley

- K. MichelleShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female (2022)See all 3 shared titles with K. Michelle

- Raven GoodwinShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Raven Goodwin

- Christine HornShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Christine Horn

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Daeus CannonShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Daeus Cannon
- Kurt FarquharShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Kurt Farquhar

- Charles Isaiah LemonsShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Isaiah Lemons
- Keith SmithShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Keith Smith
Producers
- Abbey SibucaoShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Abbey Sibucao

- David EubanksShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024)See all 2 shared titles with David Eubanks
- Eric TomosunasShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Tomosunas
- Gold MorganShared titles: Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024), Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Gold Morgan

