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Dennie Gordon

Dennie Gordon

Director, also writer, producer and actor · Born May 9, 1953 (73) · Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, USA

Directors Guild Award winner

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dennie Gordon is an American film and television director. Her directorial television credits include, Chicago Hope, Picket Fences, Dawson's Creek, Sports Night, Ally McBeal, The Practice, 30 Rock, Grounded for Life and among other series. She has also directed the feature films Joe Dirt, New York Minute and What a Girl Wants. In 2000, Gordon won the DGA award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety for episode of the HBO series, Tracey Takes On... starring Tracey Ullman. She is graduate of Yale School of Drama.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 9, 1953 (73)
From
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Director, also writer, producer and actor
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 62 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 36% in 30 days

What are Dennie Gordon's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
22%
Survival
18%
Morality
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Power
2%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · 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 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Joyful
4
Dread
4
Romantic
4
Hopeful
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Dennie Gordon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dennie Gordon'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

62 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page.

  • Young Sherlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Last Frontier(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Last Light(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Halo(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • From Scratch(2022)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Isolation(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Woman

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Hunters(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • AJ and the Queen(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • For All Mankind(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Warrior(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Jack Ryan(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Waco(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Legion(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Goliath(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Feed the Beast(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Bloodline(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • 12 Monkeys(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Kingdom(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • My Lucky Star(2013)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Under the Dome(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Rectify(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hell on Wheels(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Cape(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Outsourced(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Hellcats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Glades(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Guys(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Deep End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Royal Pains(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • True Jackson, VP(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Ex List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Aliens in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Wedding Bells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • What About Brian(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Loop(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Everybody Hates Chris(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Kitchen Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Beautiful People(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • New York Minute(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • What a Girl Wants(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Joe Dirt(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Grounded for Life(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • DAG (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Jack & Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Snoops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Sports Night(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Party of Five(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • A Hard Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

What a Girl Wants (2003)

$51M worldwide

Highest rated

Waco (2018)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

The Last Frontier (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 61: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting61 of 61: 57 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndWriting3 of 61: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 61: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

61 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s11 · crew2000s19 · crew2010s24 · crew2020s7 · 1 acting · 7 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

Won a Directors Guild Award in 2000, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety.

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 Dennie Gordon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Isolation (2021)

95th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Office (2005)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 5 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 Dennie Gordon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles22–51 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian 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 Dennie Gordon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dennie Gordon's MovieCove titles; Alison Greenspan shares the most, 2.