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Rachel Leiterman

Rachel Leiterman

Director

Directors Guild Award winner

Rachel Leiterman has over 20 years of experience in film and TV production. She began her career as an award winning First Assistant Director. Rachel is an intuitive, character driven and creative director ~ she loves her job as a conductor of emotions and technically savvy translating her vision with lens and movement. Rachel's directing credits include Amazon's critically acclaimed The Man In The High Castle, NBC's New Amsterdam, AMC's The Walking Dead: The World Beyond, Apple TV's Swagger & the Buccaneers, MGM+ Billy the Kid... & more..

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Director
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Rachel Leiterman's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
20%
Morality
17%
Power
15%
Survival
12%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
3
Joyful
2
Romantic
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Rachel Leiterman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rachel Leiterman'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

24 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Earth Abides(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Buccaneers(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Billy the Kid(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Swagger(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Chapelwaite(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Dead: World Beyond(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • The Order(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Fast Layne(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • New Amsterdam(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • You(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Descendants(2015)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Man in the High Castle(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Ring of Fire(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Helen(2009)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Heartland(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The love crimes of Gillian Guess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    First Assistant Director

  • Monster Island(2004)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Through the Eyes of a Killer(1992)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Stay Tuned(1992)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Omen IV: The Awakening(1991)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1990 to 2024.

Highest rated

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024)

Midcredits 71st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing16 of 24: 16 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew8 of 24: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37th

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s8 · 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.

Awards

Won a Directors Guild Award in 2016, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs.

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.

Is Rachel Leiterman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Rachel Leiterman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rachel Leiterman's MovieCove titles; David Greene shares the most, 2.