Rebecca Sonnenshine is a writer. She is a graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. In addition to attending the Berlinale Talent Campus, the Film Independent Director's Director was awarded a Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. She produced the feature films Reversion (2008), which had its Sundance Film Festival premiere, and Bunny (2000), which was nominated for a Spirit Award. Her credits as a screenwriter include Within, American Zombie, The Haunting of Molly Hartley, and Happily Even After. She also wrote on The Vampire Diaries.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Rebecca Sonnenshine's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
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 Rebecca Sonnenshine's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Rebecca Sonnenshine'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
15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
The Housemaid's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Little House on the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Housemaid(2025)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Archive 81(2022)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
The Boys(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Crossing(2018)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Keeping Hours(2017)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Outcast(2016)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
The Vampire Diaries(2009)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Within(2009)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Reversion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
American Zombie(2007)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Rhapsody in Bloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.
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
4 major nominations and no wins, 2001–2021.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Drama Series
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature - Under $500,000
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 Rebecca Sonnenshine's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Is Rebecca Sonnenshine's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Rebecca Sonnenshine work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rebecca Sonnenshine's MovieCove titles; Jerry P. Jacobs shares the most, 2.
- Jerry P. JacobsShared titles: Within (2009), The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jerry P. Jacobs
