- Writer, also producer
- 21 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Known for
What are Maria Nation's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 21
A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 3 · Dark 9
Grounded 20 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 3
Steady 14 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0
Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 14 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 6
Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Maria Nation's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (8).
- A Season for Miracles (1999) · writer
- One Summer (2021) · writer
- Journey Back to Christmas (2016) · writer
- Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle (2017) · writer
- Ellen Foster (1997) · writer
- Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow (2015) · writer
- The Beach House (2018) · writer
- Christmas Everlasting (2018) · writer
Subscription and free streaming for Maria Nation'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
25 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

Girl in Room 13(2022)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
One Summer(2021)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Christmas Everlasting(2018)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Beach House(2018)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
A Street Cat Named Bob(2016)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Journey Home(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Gabby Douglas Story(2014)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Held Hostage(2009)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Two Mr. Kissels(2008)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Tenth Circle(2008)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Ice Bound(2003)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Salem Witch Trials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

A Season for Miracles(1999)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Blue Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

The Long Island Incident(1998)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Ellen Foster(1997)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Inheritance(1997)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Blue River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

The Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles from 1995 to 2022.
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 Maria Nation's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Maria Nation work with?
People who share at least 2 of Maria Nation's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Spottiswoode shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Roger SpottiswoodeShared titles: The Beach House (2018), A Street Cat Named Bob (2016), The Journey Home (2014), Ice Bound (2003)See all 4 shared titles with Roger Spottiswoode

- Grant HarveyShared titles: Held Hostage (2009), Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Grant Harvey

Actors
- Alyshia OchseShared titles: Christmas Everlasting (2018), The Beach House (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Alyshia Ochse

- Meghan HeffernShared titles: Journey Back to Christmas (2016), The Two Mr. Kissels (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Meghan Heffern

- Peter MacNeillShared titles: The Journey Home (2014), The Long Island Incident (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Peter MacNeill

Cinematographers and editors
- Peter WunstorfShared titles: The Beach House (2018), A Street Cat Named Bob (2016), The Journey Home (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Wunstorf

- Dominique FortinShared titles: The Beach House (2018), Ice Bound (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Dominique Fortin
- Jason PielakShared titles: The Beach House (2018), Journey Back to Christmas (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Pielak
- Craig WrobleskiShared titles: Held Hostage (2009), Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Wrobleski

Producers
- Dan WigutowShared titles: The Beach House (2018), Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow (2015), The Two Mr. Kissels (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Dan Wigutow

- Ron FrenchShared titles: The Beach House (2018), Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Ron French
- Stephen HarmatyShared titles: The Beach House (2018), Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Harmaty

- David A. RosemontShared titles: Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle (2017), The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)See all 2 shared titles with David A. Rosemont


