Jill Ann Sprecher (born July 27, 1957) is an American film director, producer and writer. Sprecher collaborates on her film projects with her sister, Karen Sprecher, who writes. She is known for her films Clockwatchers and Thirteen Conversations About One Thing and her contributions to Big Love on HBO. Her films feature stories about realistic human experiences and the struggles of women. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jill Sprecher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 27, 1957 (69)
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Writer and director
- 9 on MovieCove
What are Jill Sprecher's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Jill Sprecher's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Jill Sprecher'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
9 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Stonewall(2015)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Thin Ice(2011)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Big Love(2006)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Breaking Up(1997)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Clockwatchers(1997)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Stonewall(1995)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Last Good Time(1994)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1987 to 2015.
Biggest box office
13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)
Highest rated
13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)
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 Jill Sprecher's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 69/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 3 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 Jill Sprecher work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jill Sprecher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Karen Sprecher shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Karen SprecherShared titles: Thin Ice (2011), 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001), Clockwatchers (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Karen Sprecher
Actors
- Alan ArkinShared titles: Thin Ice (2011), 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Arkin
Cinematographers and editors
- Dick PopeShared titles: Thin Ice (2011), 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Dick Pope
- Stephen MirrioneShared titles: 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001), Clockwatchers (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Mirrione
Producers
- Gina ResnickShared titles: 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001), Clockwatchers (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Gina Resnick