Tamara Jenkins (born May 2, 1962) is an American filmmaker and occasional actress. She is best known for her feature films Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), The Savages (2007), and Private Life (2018). She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Savages. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tamara Jenkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 2, 1962 (64)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Director, writer, actor and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Tamara Jenkins' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Tamara Jenkins' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Tamara 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
10 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Private Life(2018)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Juliet, Naked(2018)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
3 Backyards(2010)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Savages(2007)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Conviction(2006)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Happy Accidents(2000)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Slums of Beverly Hills(1998)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Family Remains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Fugitive Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1992 to 2018.
Biggest box office
The Savages (2007)
Highest rated
Private Life (2018)
Most popular right now
Juliet, Naked (2018)
Film career
- 2000Screen debut· Happy Accidents
How do Tamara Jenkins' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 7 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 Tamara Jenkins' 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 Tamara Jenkins work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tamara Jenkins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Taylor shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Marisa TomeiShared titles: Happy Accidents (2000), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Marisa Tomei
Editors
- Brian A. KatesShared titles: Private Life (2018), The Savages (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Brian A. Kates
Producers
- Jim TaylorShared titles: Juliet, Naked (2018), 3 Backyards (2010), The Savages (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Jim Taylor
- Anthony BregmanShared titles: Private Life (2018), The Savages (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Bregman
- Michael NozikShared titles: Love in the Time of Money (2002), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Nozik
- Robert RedfordShared titles: Love in the Time of Money (2002), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Redford
