Shari Cookson

What are Shari Cookson's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

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 Cookson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on HBO Max (6).

• HBO Max6 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Country Doctor (2025) · director, producer
  • Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014 (2015) · director, producer, editor
  • Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert (2014) · director, producer
  • The Alzheimer's Project (2009) · director, producer
  • Skinheads USA: Soldiers of the Race War (1993) · director
  • The Weight of the Nation for Kids (2012) · director, producer, cinematographer, editor

Subscription and free streaming for Shari Cookson'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

9 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

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  Country Doctor(2025)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014(2015)

  Director · Editor · Producer

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert(2014)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  The Weight of the Nation for Kids(2012)

  Show 3 episodes · Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)~5^th
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  The Alzheimer's Project: The Memory Loss Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Director
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  The Alzheimer's Project(2009)

  Show Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows55^th
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  All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

  Director
• Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

  Director · Writer
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  Skinheads USA: Soldiers of the Race War(1993)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films51^st

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 1993 to 2025.

Most popular right now

The Alzheimer's Project (2009)

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 9 major nominations, 1994–2014.

1. 2014
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
2. 2013
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program
   • +1 other major body · 1 nomination

     • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program
3. 2012
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
4. 2009
   • Primetime Emmy, won · Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
5. 2006
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Nonfiction Special
6. 2001
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Non-Fiction Special
7. 1994
   • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality

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 Shari Cookson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79^th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Crowd Pleaser3
• Mixed3

Most divisive · director, producer, cinematographer, editor

The Weight of the Nation for Kids (2012)

83^rd percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Country Doctor (2025)

Midcredits 88^th · 75% liked

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 Cookson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shari Cookson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nick Doob shares the most, 5.