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Liz Watts

Liz Watts

Producer

Liz Watts is an Australian film producer best known for Animal Kingdom (2010). In 1997, she formed Porchlight Films with Vincent Sheehan and Anita Sheehan around 2008. The company ceased operations on June 20, 2020. In 2021, she struck an overall deal with Matchbox Pictures. Description above from the Wikipedia article Liz Watts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Liz Watts' films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Survival
25%
Self
24%
Bonds
16%
Morality
11%
Society
11%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 7

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
10
Dread
5
Contemplative
5
Absurd
1
Other
8

How their films linger

Haunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous4

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 Liz Watts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Liz Watts' 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

32 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tenzing(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Apple Cider Vinegar(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Laid(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Royal Hotel(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Twelve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

  • Preppers(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Fisk(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Operation Buffalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Undertow(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Stateless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • True History of the Kelly Gang(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The King(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mary Magdalene(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Jasper Jones(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Animal Kingdom(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Kettering Incident(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Rover(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Dead Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Lore(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Hunter(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Laid(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Animal Kingdom(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Lou(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Prime Mover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • The Home Song Stories(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Little Fish(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Martha's New Coat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Walking on Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Delivery Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Gaffer

  • Wizards! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 1990 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Mary Magdalene (2018)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Tenzing (2026)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing29 of 30: 29 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew1 of 30: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s11 · 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 Liz Watts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Preppers (2021)

82nd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Tenzing (2026)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

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 Liz Watts' work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles59–85 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles24–45 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles30–84 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles20–79 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles56–74 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Liz Watts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Liz Watts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vincent Sheehan shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles