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Christine Swanson

Christine Swanson

Director and writer · Born July 15, 1971 (55) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Multiple award-winning filmmaker Christine Swanson earned her MFA in Film from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, one of the nation's top-ranked graduate film programs. Recognized early as a talented filmmaker, Christine was selected by NYU faculty as the Willard T.C. Johnson Fellow, the most prestigious fellowship given to the student who has achieved high standards in his or her work. CNN identified Christine as one of the most promising filmmakers to emerge from NYU's graduate film program since Martin Scorsese, Ang Lee, Oliver Stone and Spike Lee (Christine's NYU directing teacher). Christine also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame double majoring in Communications and Japanese and was chosen by its Alumni Association as The Rev. Arthur S. Harvey Award recipient acknowledging her achievements in the arts. Source: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0841772/bio

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 15, 1971 (55)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 23 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 61% in 30 days

What are Christine Swanson's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Bonds
29%
Survival
16%
Self
9%
Society
8%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeForgiveness2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · 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 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
6
Melancholic
5
Tense
2
Warm
2
Romantic
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5

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 Christine Swanson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Christine Swanson'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

23 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Basement People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Albany Road(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Kemba(2024)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Found(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • All American: Homecoming(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Bel-Air(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Fannie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • P-Valley(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Magnolias(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Roswell, New Mexico(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • All American(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • FBI(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • BlacKorea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • For the Love of Ruth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • To Hell and Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • All About Us(2007)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Woman Thou Art Loosed(2004)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • All About You(2001)

    Director · Screenstory · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 2001 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)

$6.9M worldwide

Highest rated

The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Roswell, New Mexico (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing20 of 23: 16 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting6 of 23: 2 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing1 of 23: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

23 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s11 · 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 Christine Swanson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 16 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

Kemba (2024)

94th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020)

Midcredits 90th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 5 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 Christine Swanson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christine Swanson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Swanson shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles