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Michelle Manning

Michelle Manning

Producer and director

Michelle Manning is an American film director, television director, and producer best known for producing Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. She served as the President of Production for Paramount Pictures from 1997-2005. Since 2017, she has been an executive producer on the groundbreaking Disney Channel series Andi Mack. She began her career with Zoetrope Studios, where she was production supervisor of Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders and Rumble Fish. Manning worked as an executive for Ned Tanen's Channel Productions, where she produced The Breakfast Club and was associate producer of Sixteen Candles. Manning made her feature directorial debut in 1986 with Blue City for producers Walter Hill and William Hayward as well as musical sequences for Hill's Another 48 Hrs. In television, Manning directed episodes of Miami Vice and Paramount's Friday the 13th: The Series.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
15 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Michelle Manning's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: 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
Self
35%
Bonds
30%
Morality
16%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Power
2%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · 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 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
6
Tense
4
Melancholic
5
Warm
2
Thrilling
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Michelle Manning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michelle Manning'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

15 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Amber Brown(2022)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Come Away(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Dirt(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Andi Mack(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Adventures in Babysitting(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Jenny's Wedding(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Teen Beach 2(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in Queens(2013)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Prosecuting Casey Anthony(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Eye(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Payback(1999)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Blue City(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Breakfast Club(1985)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Sixteen Candles(1984)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1984 to 2020.

Biggest box office

The Eye (2008)

$58M worldwide

Highest rated

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Eye (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 14: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing11 of 14: 10 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thOther crew1 of 14: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s1 · 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 Michelle Manning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

Amber Brown (2022)

92nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 10 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 Michelle Manning's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles19–51 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian 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 Michelle Manning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michelle Manning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Hughes shares the most, 2.

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