- December 24, 1960 (65)
- Milford, Connecticut, USA
- Producer and director, also writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Lisa Cortes' films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 5
Grounded 11 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 4
Steady 9 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous3
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 Lisa Cortes' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Lisa Cortes' 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
19 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
All the Empty Rooms(2025)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Murder Has Two Faces(2025)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Invisible Beauty(2023)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Space Race(2023)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Apollo(2019)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Me Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Double Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Precious(2009)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Tennessee(2008)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Shadowboxer(2005)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Woodsman(2004)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
A Park Grows in Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Tree Shade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Empire of Ebony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1990 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Precious (2009)
Highest rated
All the Empty Rooms (2025)
Most popular right now
Precious (2009)
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
a Primetime Emmy from 3 major nominations, 2020–2024.
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Film
- Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
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 Lisa Cortes' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive4
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. 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.
Is Lisa Cortes' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Lisa Cortes work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lisa Cortes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Daniels shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Lee DanielsShared titles: Precious (2009), Tennessee (2008), Shadowboxer (2005), The Woodsman (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Lee Daniels
Actors
- Mariah CareyShared titles: Precious (2009), Tennessee (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Mariah Carey
- Mo'NiqueShared titles: Precious (2009), Shadowboxer (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Mo'Nique
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Mario GrigorovShared titles: Precious (2009), Tennessee (2008), Shadowboxer (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Mario Grigorov
- Keith WalkerShared titles: Murder Has Two Faces (2025), Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Keith Walker
- Brian A. KatesShared titles: Shadowboxer (2005), The Woodsman (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Brian A. Kates
Producers
- Valerie HoffmanShared titles: Precious (2009), Tennessee (2008), Shadowboxer (2005), The Woodsman (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Valerie Hoffman
- Simone SheffieldShared titles: Precious (2009), Shadowboxer (2005), The Woodsman (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Simone Sheffield
- Damon DashShared titles: Tennessee (2008), Shadowboxer (2005), The Woodsman (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Damon Dash
- David RobinsonShared titles: Tennessee (2008), Shadowboxer (2005), The Woodsman (2004)See all 3 shared titles with David Robinson