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Laurie May

Laurie May

Producer

Laurie May has been in the film business for over twenty years. She is currently Co-Founder and Co-President of Elevation Pictures, a Canadian distribution company launched at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Elevation has become one of the largest independent distribution companies in Canada, with titles such as The Imitation Game winning the 2014 TIFF People's Choice Award and Academy Award for Best Screenplay, ROOM winning the 2015 TIFF People's Choice Award and Academy Award for Best Actress, Moonlight winning 2017 Academy Awards including Best Picture. Elevation is also involved in production, including recent co-productions The Nest released in U.S. by IFC Films and named on the National Board of Review Best Ten Films of 2020, and French Exit being distributed in the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics. Prior to Elevation, she was Executive Vice President at Entertainment One, following the purchase of Alliance Films. Laurie had joined Alliance as Executive Vice President when they purchased Maple Pictures in August 2011, and at Alliance worked on acquisitions including Zero Dark Thirty and American Hustle. Laurie had been Co-President and Co-Founder of Maple Pictures from April 2005 until the sale to Alliance. At Maple she was involved in releases including Academy Award winners Crash, The Hurt Locker and The Cove, and Emmy award winner Mad Men. Before founding Maple, Laurie was Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs for Lionsgate from 1997-2005, where she oversaw legal for production, distribution and corporate matters including the credit facility with JP Morgan and the acquisitions of Trimark Pictures and Artisan Entertainment. She also sat on the board of directors of Lionsgate from 2005-2010. Laurie received her law degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, practiced corporate and entertainment law at Oslers, and was an adjunct professor of Entertainment and Sports Law at Western Law School. She has acted as a mentor for WIFT and in 2010 was the recipient of the WIFT Outstanding Achievement Award for her accomplishments in the Canadian film industry. In June 2017 she became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 37% in 30 days

What are Laurie May's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
36%
Bonds
24%
Survival
24%
Morality
9%
Power
6%
Society
1%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 8

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

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 Laurie May's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Laurie May'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

16 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Steal Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Keeper(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Sharp Corner(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Humane(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Fitting In(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Spirit in the Blood(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Brother(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Infinity Pool(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Alice, Darling(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • French Exit(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Broken Hearts Gallery(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Guest of Honour(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • American Woman(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Indian Horse(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Choke(2008)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

$8.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Indian Horse (2017)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Infinity Pool (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing14 of 14: 14 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s10 · 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 Laurie May's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

American Woman (2019)

60th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Indian Horse (2017)

Midcredits 88th · 78% 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 Laurie May's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles20–73 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles24–67 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles26–68 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles30–81 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles11–83 · median 34 · 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 Laurie May work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laurie May's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Noah Segal shares the most, 11.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles