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Karen Kehela Sherwood

Producer · Born March 13, 1965 (61) · Los Angeles County, California, USA

Karen Kehela Sherwood was born on 13 March 1965 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. She is a producer, known for A Beautiful Mind (2001), Inside Man (2006) and Mercury Rising (1998). She has been married to Ben Sherwood since 29 March 2003. They have one child.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 13, 1965 (61)
From
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 34% in 30 days

What are Karen Kehela Sherwood's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th 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
Morality
27%
Self
26%
Bonds
26%
Survival
11%
Society
5%
Power
3%
Ideas
1%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 11 · 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 9 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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 8 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
7
Absurd
5
Joyful
5
Hopeful
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3

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 Karen Kehela Sherwood's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karen Kehela Sherwood'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

21 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Being Frank(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Good Lie(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Tower Heist(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood(2010)

    Production Executive

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Frost/Nixon(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Inside Man(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Cat in the Hat(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Blue Crush(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • D-Tox(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Mind(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Bowfinger(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Life(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Mercury Rising(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Inventing the Abbotts(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Chamber(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Nutty Professor(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Fear(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Cowboy Way(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Housesitter(1992)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Jane Millen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 1992 to 2019.

Biggest box office

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

$317M worldwide

Highest rated

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing18 of 19: 18 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew1 of 19: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s4 · 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 Karen Kehela Sherwood's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 16 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 16

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 20 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

95th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 92% 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 Karen Kehela Sherwood's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles23–86 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles9–56 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles31–80 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles29–48 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles13–73 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most 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 Karen Kehela Sherwood work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karen Kehela Sherwood's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Grazer shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles