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Janine Eser

Janine Eser

Actor, producer and writer

Janine Eser is a South African/American writer. She is currently adapting Rachael Denhollander's memoir, WHAT IS A GIRL WORTH? for producers Basil Iwanyk and Mark Ciardi at game1. She wrote the screenplay adaptation of Trevor Noah's bestselling memoir, BORN A CRIME, for Paramount, with Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o attached to star. She wrote MADIBA, a six-part mini-series about Nelson Mandela (starring Laurence Fishburne on BET in 2017). She was the script editor and Associate Producer on the Academy Award winning film TSOTSI.

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Works as
Actor, producer and writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 6% in 30 days

What are Janine Eser's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Ideas
24%
Self
15%
Power
11%
Bonds
8%
Survival
8%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
1
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Janine Eser's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Janine Eser'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

10 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Madiba(2017)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Fanie Fourie's Lobola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Tsotsi(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Alien Hunter(2003)

    as Dr. Kate Brecher

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Undertaker's Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • A Reasonable Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jennifer Raine

  • Alice in Wonderland(1999)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

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

    Costume Supervisor · Producer

  • Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Christie Malcolm

  • Tales of Mystery and Imagination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Ligeia

Career shape

Star power in the 51st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 8 titles from 1995 to 2013.

Biggest box office

Tsotsi (2005)

$9.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Tsotsi (2005)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Madiba (2017)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 8: 6 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 8: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 8: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 8: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew2000s2 · acting2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Janine Eser work with?

People who share at least 2 of Janine Eser's MovieCove titles; Terry Pheto shares the most, 2.