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Ellie Kanner

Ellie Kanner

Director and producer, also writer

Ellie Kanner is a powerhouse in the entertainment industry. She has a diverse background spanning from working at a talent agency to casting, producing, writing, and directing. From her pivotal roles in casting iconic shows like "Friends" and "Sex and the City" to her work on indie gems like "Authors Anonymous" and "For the Love of Money," Ellie's talent shines through. Her short-form series "Dropping the Soap," which Ellie directed and executive produced, earned Jane Lynch an Emmy and can be found on Prime Video. Ellie helmed several episodes of television, including "Boston Legal," then went on to direct, co-write, and co-produce Discovery+'s debut holiday scripted movie, "Candy Coated Christmas." Her upcoming comedy "Spread," staring Elizabeth Gillies and Harvey Keitel, hits Tubi this summer. Ellie's currently busy developing a range of feature films, TV movies, and series, proving her enduring dedication to storytelling.

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Works as
Director and producer, also writer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 14% in 30 days

What are Ellie Kanner's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
44%
Self
36%
Society
9%
Survival
7%
Morality
4%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 11 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 3 · 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

Warm
7
Hopeful
8
Romantic
6
Joyful
5
Tense
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Ellie Kanner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ellie Kanner'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

34 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Spread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Sicilian Holiday(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Holiday Hotline(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Contract(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Romance in Style(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Eight Gifts of Hanukkah(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Candy Coated Christmas(2021)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • 100 Years from Mississippi(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love, Lights, Hanukkah!(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Love and Sunshine(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Love on the Menu(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dropping The Soap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Authors Anonymous(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • For the Love of Money(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Wake(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Greek(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Crazylove(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Bad Girls from Valley High(2005)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Wildfire(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Dead Heat(2002)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 48 episodes · Director · Original Casting

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Casting

  • Sex and the City(1998)

    Show 93 episodes · Casting · Original Casting

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Eden(1996)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Only Thrill(1997)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Casting

  • Kicking and Screaming(1995)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sleep with Me(1994)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • High Strung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Casting

  • Marked for Death(1990)

    Casting Assistant

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Casting

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1990 to 2024.

Highest rated

Love and Sunshine (2019)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Romance in Style (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing14 of 33: 11 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thWriting1 of 33: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 33: 6 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew14 of 33: 13 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

33 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s11 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s8 · 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 Ellie Kanner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · producer

100 Years from Mississippi (2021)

96th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Boston Legal (2004)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 11 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.

Who does Ellie Kanner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ellie Kanner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joey Plager shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers