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Lindsay Doran

Lindsay Doran

Producer · Born June 22, 1948 (78) · Los Angeles, California, USA

BAFTA Award winner · Oscar nominee · 1 other major award body

Lindsay Doran (born 22 June 1948) is an American film producer and studio executive who has worked on such films as This Is Spinal Tap, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sense and Sensibility, Stranger Than Fiction, and Nanny McPhee. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lindsay Doran, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 22, 1948 (78)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 14 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 28Up 61% in 30 days

What are Lindsay Doran's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
36%
Self
30%
Morality
16%
Survival
9%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
4
Warm
4
Bittersweet
4
Hopeful
3
Tense
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Lindsay Doran's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lindsay Doran'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

14 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Sheep Detectives(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Than Fiction(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Nanny McPhee(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sabrina(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sense and Sensibility(1995)

    Producer · as Maid Admitting Col. Brandon (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Red Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

  • The Firm(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • A Private Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • Leaving Normal(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dead Again(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Ghost(1990)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • This Is Spinal Tap(1984)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1984 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Firm (1993)

$270M worldwide

Highest rated

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Sheep Detectives (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward win

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 14: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing12 of 14: 11 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew2 of 14: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew2000s2 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · 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

a BAFTA Award from 3 major nominations, 1996.

WinNomination
  1. 1996
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

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 Lindsay Doran's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · actor, producer

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Midcredits 97th · 85% 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.

Is Lindsay Doran's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles11–60 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles8–34 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles8–67 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles8–38 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles10–60 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lindsay Doran work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lindsay Doran's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emma Thompson shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers