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Matthew Diamond

Matthew Diamond

Director · Born November 26, 1951 (74) · Manhattan, New York, USA

Matthew Diamond is an American film and television director, producer and choreographer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1999 for directing the documentary film The Dancemaker. As well as being nominated for several Primetime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, DGA Awards, and won at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 26, 1951 (74)
From
Manhattan, New York, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 89 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Matthew Diamond's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Musical2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Musical 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
45%
Self
29%
Society
24%
Ideas
3%
Self-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Joyful
6
Hopeful
6
Absurd
2
Romantic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet1

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 Matthew Diamond's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Diamond'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

89 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Mr. Saturday Night: A New Musical Comedy(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Five Moons of Lorca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • True Love Blooms(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Luisa Miller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

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

    Director

  • The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Revelations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Lincoln Center at the movies presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • The Wiz Live!(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Act One: Live from Lincoln Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Bizet: Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Jane the Virgin(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Nance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Dead Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Undercover Bridesmaid(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Händel: Rodelinda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • San Francisco Ballet - The Nutcracker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Liza's at the Palace(2009)

    Director

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

  • Cyrano de Bergerac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • 90210(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Camp Rock(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • My Boys(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Men in Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Eureka(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Denis Leary's Merry F#%$in' Christmas(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Phil of the Future(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Pitts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • That's So Raven(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Random Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Fosse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Scrubs(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • These Old Broads(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Piano Grand! A Smithsonian Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Crazy for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • The Parkers(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Grown Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Dancemaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • The Hughleys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Oh Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Maggie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Merry Christmas, George Bailey(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Between Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Head over Heels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Just Shoot Me!(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Homeboys in Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Victor/Victoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • The Naked Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Sister, Sister(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Monty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Cafe Americain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Living Single(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Hard Nut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Out All Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Drexell's Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Marshall Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Anything But Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Shining Time Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Doogie Howser, M.D.(1989)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Day by Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Everything's Relative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Different World(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • My Two Dads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Cavanaughs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • My Sister Sam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Designing Women(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Splitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Choreographer

  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Live from Lincoln Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Le Corsaire (1999) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 88 titles, 87 of them dated from 1971 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

The Wiz Live! (2015)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing85 of 88: 85 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing1 of 88: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleCinematography1 of 88: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 88: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s12 · crew1990s24 · crew2000s23 · crew2010s23 · crew2020s3 · 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.

How do Matthew Diamond's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · director

The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012)

99th percentile spread · 68% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Scrubs (2001)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 6 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 Matthew Diamond's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Matthew Diamond work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Diamond's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Girish Bhargava shares the most, 2.

Editors

Producers