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Shelley Evans

Shelley Evans

Writer, also producer

Shelley Evans has written teleplays for ABC, CBS, Showtime, USA Network, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, and Lifetime Television. Her produced scripts have starred, among others, Anne Heche, Sam Shepard, Josh Brolin, James Caan, Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen and Mercedes Ruehl. She received a BA from Wesleyan University, and an MFA from New York University, where she was awarded the Graduate Prize in Dramatic Writing. A member of the Writer’s Guild of America, she is represented by the Paradigm Talent Agency.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Shelley Evans' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Mystery3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
Morality
36%
Bonds
22%
Self
16%
Society
12%
Power
7%
Survival
7%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Warm
7
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
3
Romantic
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Shelley Evans' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shelley Evans' 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.

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1992 to 2021.

Highest rated

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing17 of 17: 17 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s5 · 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.

How do Shelley Evans' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Cool Money (2005)

62nd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006)

Midcredits 81st · 79% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Who does Shelley Evans work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shelley Evans' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Orly Adelson shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

  • Al Roker5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Al Roker
  • Dick Lochte5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Dick Lochte

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Orly Adelson6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Orly Adelson
  • Allen Lewis5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Allen Lewis
  • Harvey Kahn5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Harvey Kahn
  • Michael Shepard5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Michael Shepard