Danishka Esterhazy is Canadian filmmaker. She is best known for directing the films Level 16 (2018), The Banana Splits Movie (2019), Slumber Party Massacre (2021) and Match (2025).
Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1979 (47)
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Director, producer and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Danishka Esterhazy's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 6
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- 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 Danishka Esterhazy's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Danishka Esterhazy'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
23 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Match(2025)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Sniper: The Last Stand(2025)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Killer Body Count (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Astrid & Lilly Save the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Slumber Party Massacre(2021)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
I Was Lorena Bobbitt(2020)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Vagrant Queen(2020)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
The Banana Splits Movie(2019)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Level 16(2018)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Tales from the Winnipeg Film Group (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Singing Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
H and G (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Amarantos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Black Field(2009)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all filmsThe Red Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Infectious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Snow Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Fancy, Fancy Being Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Brotherhood III: Young Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Remember Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 2002 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Level 16 (2018)
Highest rated
Level 16 (2018)
Most popular right now
Sniper: The Last Stand (2025)
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 Danishka Esterhazy's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 8 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 Danishka Esterhazy's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Danishka Esterhazy work with?
People who share at least 2 of Danishka Esterhazy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Trevail shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Alex McGregorShared titles: Match (2025), Slumber Party Massacre (2021), Vagrant Queen (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Alex McGregor
- Sara CanningShared titles: The Banana Splits Movie (2019), Level 16 (2018), Black Field (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Sara Canning
- Rob van VuurenShared titles: Sniper: The Last Stand (2025), Slumber Party Massacre (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Rob van Vuuren
- Celina MartinShared titles: The Banana Splits Movie (2019), Level 16 (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Celina Martin
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- David TrevailShared titles: Match (2025), Sniper: The Last Stand (2025), Slumber Party Massacre (2021), Vagrant Queen (2020)See all 4 shared titles with David Trevail
- Andries SmitShared titles: Sniper: The Last Stand (2025), Slumber Party Massacre (2021), Vagrant Queen (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Andries Smit
- Trevor CalverleyShared titles: Sniper: The Last Stand (2025), Slumber Party Massacre (2021), The Banana Splits Movie (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Trevor Calverley
Producers
- Adam FriedlanderShared titles: Sniper: The Last Stand (2025), Slumber Party Massacre (2021), Vagrant Queen (2020), The Banana Splits Movie (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Adam Friedlander
- Lance SamuelsShared titles: Sniper: The Last Stand (2025), Slumber Party Massacre (2021), Vagrant Queen (2020), The Banana Splits Movie (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Lance Samuels
- Daniel IronShared titles: Match (2025), Vagrant Queen (2020), The Banana Splits Movie (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Iron
- Darren CameronShared titles: Sniper: The Last Stand (2025), Slumber Party Massacre (2021), The Banana Splits Movie (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Darren Cameron
