Patricia Lea Jenkins (born July 24, 1971) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She has directed the feature films Monster (2003), Wonder Woman (2017), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). For the film Monster, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and the Franklin J. Schaffner Award of the American Film Institute (AFI). For the pilot episode of the series The Killing (2011), she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and the Directors Guild of America award for Best Directing in a Drama Series. In 2017, she occupied the seventh place for Time's Person of the Year. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patty Jenkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 24, 1971 (55)
- Victorville, California, USA
- Director, producer, writer and actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Patty Jenkins' films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality 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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Cyclical1
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 Patty Jenkins' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Patty Jenkins' 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
26 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Junkie(2025)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
What's The Deal With Birds? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Tea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Poolman(2023)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Wonder Woman 1984(2020)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
I Am the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Etta's Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Wonder Woman(2017)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Frank & Lola(2016)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Betrayal(2013)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Five(2011)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Killing(2011)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Entourage(2004)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Monster(2003)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Arrested Development(2003)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Velocity Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Just Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Inner Sanctum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Best Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Rogue Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Patty Jenkins LEGO Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 26 titles, 22 of them dated from 1949 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Wonder Woman (2017)
Highest rated
Monster (2003)
Most popular right now
Wonder Woman (2017)
Film career
- 2016Screen debut· DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
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
3 major awards from 7 major nominations, 2004–2018.
- Cannes award, won
- Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Berlinale award, nominated
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best First Feature
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Screenplay
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 Patty Jenkins' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Universally Panned1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 43/100 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 Patty Jenkins' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 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 Patty Jenkins work with?
People who share at least 2 of Patty Jenkins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Pine shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Chris PineShared titles: Poolman (2023), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Wonder Woman (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Pine
- Bruce DernShared titles: Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern (2026), Monster (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Dern
- Connie NielsenShared titles: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Wonder Woman (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Connie Nielsen
- Gal GadotShared titles: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Wonder Woman (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Gal Gadot
Cinematographers
- Matthew JensenShared titles: Poolman (2023), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Wonder Woman (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Matthew Jensen
Producers
- Charles RovenShared titles: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Wonder Woman (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Roven
- Deborah SnyderShared titles: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Wonder Woman (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Deborah Snyder
- Zack SnyderShared titles: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Wonder Woman (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Zack Snyder
Mixed roles
- Geoff JohnsShared titles: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Dawn of the Justice League (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Geoff Johns
