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Claire Scanlon

Claire Scanlon

Director, also editor and producer · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Claire Scanlon is an American director. She started her career editing documentaries for PBS and the Discovery Channel. After supervising post and producing Last Comic Standing, she joined The Office in its fifth season. After directing The Office, Claire transitioned over to directing full time in 2013.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Director, also editor and producer
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 44% in 30 days

What are Claire Scanlon's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
19%
Society
19%
Ideas
10%
Survival
8%
Morality
4%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Absurd
5
Warm
6
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Claire Scanlon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Claire Scanlon'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

43 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Love Hypothesis(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Paper(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • St. Denis Medical(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Palm Royale(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Unstable(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Not Dead Yet(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The People We Hate at the Wedding(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Loot(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Abbott Elementary(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Acapulco(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Saved by the Bell(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Mapleworth Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Never Have I Ever(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Social Distance(2020)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Miracle Workers(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Late Night(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Bless This Mess(2019)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Set It Up(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Champions(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Ghosted(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • GLOW(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Great News(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Making History(2017)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Speechless(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Good Place(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Son of Zorn(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Life in Pieces(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Man on Earth(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Fresh Off the Boat(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Benched(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Black-ish(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Faking It(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Goldbergs(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Mindy Project(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Suburgatory(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Awkward.(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Wrecking Crew!(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 50 episodes · Director · Editor · as Nashua Employee · as Warehouse party guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Cary Grant: A Class Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Wrecking Crew! (2008)

$802K worldwide

Highest rated

The Wrecking Crew! (2008)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Last Man on Earth (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 40: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting36 of 40: 34 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdProducing2 of 40: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 40: 2 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 40: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s22 · crew2020s14 · 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 Claire Scanlon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director

Saved by the Bell (2020)

91st percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, editor

The Office (2005)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 4 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 Claire Scanlon'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 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 15 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Claire Scanlon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Claire Scanlon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Maggie Carey shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers