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Elizabeth Karlsen

Elizabeth Karlsen

Producer

BAFTA Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Elizabeth is an internationally renowned, award-winning producer, who co-founded the leading independent UK based production company Number 9 Films in 2002 with partner Stephen Woolley, garnering 52 BAFTA nominations and wins and 20 Academy Award® nominations and wins. In February 2019, Elizabeth and Stephen jointly received the highly prestigious and coveted BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. She has produced some of the most celebrated independent films in the US and Europe including: Todd Haynes's Carol (nominated for 6 Academy Awards®, 6 Golden Globe Awards and 9 BAFTA Awards) Mark Herman's Little Voice (winner of a Golden Globe Award, nominated for 1 Academy Award®, 6 Golden Globe Awards and 6 BAFTA Awards) Neil Jordan's The Crying Game (winner of an Academy Award®, a BAFTA Award and nominated for 6 Academy Awards®), Made In Dagenham (nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards) and Phyllis Nagy's Mrs Harris (nominated for 12 Emmy® Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards and a PGA Award) and Wash Westmoreland's Colette (Nominated for 4 BIFA's and an Independent Spirit Award), On Chesil Beach, written by Ian McEwan and directed by Dominic Cooke and Paolo Sorrentino's Youth (nominated for 1 Academy Award® and winner of 3 European Film Awards). Elizabeth's latest features are Mothering Sunday, written by Alice Birch and directed by Eva Husson which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and Oliver Hermanus's Living, scripted by Kazuo Ishiguro and on release later this year.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are Elizabeth Karlsen's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Self
27%
Bonds
25%
Morality
15%
Survival
11%
Power
11%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 9 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 15 · Intense 9

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
16
Bittersweet
8
Contemplative
8
Dread
6
Other
18

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet15
  • Ambiguous7

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 Elizabeth Karlsen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elizabeth Karlsen'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

35 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Pale View of Hills(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Salt Path(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Assessment(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Another End(2024)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Living(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mothering Sunday(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Colette(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • On Chesil Beach(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Their Finest(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Limehouse Golem(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Carol(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Youth(2015)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hyena(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Byzantium(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Midnight's Children(2012)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Made in Dagenham(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Perrier's Bounty(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Sounds Like Teen Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Co-Producer · Producer

  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • When Did You Last See Your Father?(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sixty Six(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Harris(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Ladies in Lavender(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Purely Belter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Little Voice(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hollow Reed(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Neon Bible(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Crying Game(1992)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Pope Must Diet(1991)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hardware(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Crossing the Line(1990)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Assistant Production Coordinator

  • The Way of the Wicked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Editor · Producer

  • Tommy's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1985 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Crying Game (1992)

$63M worldwide

Highest rated

Carol (2015)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Salt Path (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing32 of 35: 31 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thEditing1 of 35: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 35: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s6 · 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

a BAFTA Award from 7 major nominations, 1999–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  2. 2019
    • BAFTA Award, won · Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
  3. 2016
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  4. 2007
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  5. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  6. 1999
    • BAFTA Award, nominated

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 Elizabeth Karlsen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 30 titles divides audiences: 20 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most loved · producer

Carol (2015)

Midcredits 92nd · 76% liked

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 Elizabeth Karlsen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles9–87 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles18–69 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles18–66 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles32–64 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles10–80 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Elizabeth Karlsen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elizabeth Karlsen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Woolley shares the most, 22.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers