Kevin Wade
Writer · Born March 9, 1954 (72) · Chappaqua, New York, USA
Kevin Wade (born March 9, 1954) is an American screenwriter and television producer. Born in Chappaqua, New York, Wade is a graduate of Connecticut College. He wrote the play Key Exchange, which was produced off-Broadway in 1981. Seven years later he received his first screen credit for Working Girl, which earned him nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. Additional film credits include True Colors, Mr. Baseball, Junior, Meet Joe Black, and Maid in Manhattan. Wade's most recent project was the short-lived ABC drama series Cashmere Mafia which he created and executive produced. He also wrote the seven episodes that were broadcast by the network before the show was canceled. He was married to Polly Draper (1983–1990; divorced).
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 9, 1954 (72)
- Chappaqua, New York, USA
- Writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Kevin Wade's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
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 Kevin Wade's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Kevin Wade'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
10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Blue Bloods(2010)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Cashmere Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Maid in Manhattan(2002)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Meet Joe Black(1998)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Junior(1994)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Mr. Baseball(1992)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
True Colors(1991)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Working Girl(1988)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Key Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
The Scenic Route (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1978 to 2010.
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 Kevin Wade's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 6 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 Kevin Wade's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Kevin Wade work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kevin Wade's MovieCove titles; Philip Bosco shares the most, 2.
- Philip BoscoShared titles: True Colors (1991), Working Girl (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Philip Bosco
- Laurence MarkShared titles: True Colors (1991), Working Girl (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Laurence Mark
