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Smriti Mundhra

Smriti Mundhra

Director, producer and writer · Los Angeles, California, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Smriti Mundhra's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
39%
Bonds
21%
Self
18%
Morality
10%
Ideas
7%
Power
3%
Survival
2%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · 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 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Hopeful
6
Contemplative
6
Melancholic
4
Tense
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Smriti Mundhra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Smriti Mundhra'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

22 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dining with the Kapoors(2025)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Muslim Matchmaker(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest(2025)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • I Am Ready, Warden(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Jewish Matchmaking(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Romantics(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Growing Up(2022)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Through Our Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Indian Matchmaking(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Never Have I Ever(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • St. Louis Superman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer

  • A Suitable Girl(2017)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bomb the System (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Co-Producer

  • The Man Who Wasn't There(2001)

    Production Secretary

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000)

    Production Secretary

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Clap Clap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Errands & Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 2000 to 2025.

Highest rated

The Romantics (2023)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Indian Matchmaking (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 19: 6 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting3 of 19: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing9 of 19: 4 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndEditing1 of 19: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 19: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

19 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s12 · 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

1 major award from 5 major nominations, 2020–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary Short Film
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
  3. 2022
    • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs
  4. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
  5. 2020
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary Short Subject

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 Smriti Mundhra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 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 4

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Growing Up (2022)

99th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest (2025)

Midcredits 91st · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Who does Smriti Mundhra work with?

People who share at least 2 of Smriti Mundhra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aaron Saidman shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers