Melissa Hellman was born on 19 October 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Occupational Hazards (2015), For Muriel (2018) and Two-Lane Blacktop (1971).
Biography from IMDb.
- October 19, 1963 (63)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Actor and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Melissa Hellman's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Melissa Hellman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Melissa Hellman'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
7 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Road to Nowhere(2010)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Growing Up Thirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Cynara: Poetry in Motion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
American Samurai(1992)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Two-Lane Blacktop(1971)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Mother Doesn't Know Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 46th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 6 titles, 5 of them dated from 1971 to 2010; peak year 1971.
Biggest box office
Road to Nowhere (2010)
Highest rated
Road to Nowhere (2010)
Most popular right now
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)
Film career
Peak 1971 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1971Screen debut· Two-Lane Blacktop
How do Melissa Hellman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
1 of their 4 titles is Universally Panned.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 46/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Melissa Hellman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Melissa Hellman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Monte Hellman shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Monte HellmanShared titles: Road to Nowhere (2010), Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Monte Hellman
Cinematographers
- Josep M. CivitShared titles: Road to Nowhere (2010), Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Josep M. Civit
Producers
- Arthur GorsonShared titles: Road to Nowhere (2010), Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur Gorson
