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Leslie Small

Leslie Small

Director, also producer and writer

Works as
Director, also producer and writer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 56 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 14% in 30 days

What are Leslie Small's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Comedy20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th 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
Society
43%
Self
28%
Bonds
15%
Ideas
6%
Survival
4%
Morality
4%
Power
1%
Community15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 28 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 28 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 17 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

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

Steady 24 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 27

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 31 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
27
Absurd
13
Warm
11
Tense
5
Manic
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Fun26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical4

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 Leslie Small's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leslie Small'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

56 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles, 48 of them dated from 1998 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Hart to Heart (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing50 of 51: 45 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thWriting2 of 51: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 51: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

51 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s21 · crew2020s9 · 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 Leslie Small's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic9
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · director, producer

Black Comedy in America (2024)

98th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011)

Midcredits 88th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 17 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 Leslie Small work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leslie Small's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Clanagan shares the most, 22.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Jeff Clanagan22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Jeff Clanagan
  • Quincy Newell10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Quincy Newell
  • Dave Becky9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Dave Becky
  • Valarie Benning Thompson9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Valarie Benning Thompson

Mixed roles