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Kristi Zea

Kristi Zea

Producer, director, writer and actor · Born October 24, 1948 (78)

Born
October 24, 1948 (78)
Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 51 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 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Kristi Zea's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
23%
Self
22%
Ideas
18%
Society
16%
Morality
13%
Survival
6%
Power
3%
Art4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 1 · 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 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Melancholic
5
Warm
5
Tense
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

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 Kristi Zea's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kristi Zea'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

51 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Office Romance(2026)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Daddio(2023)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • New Amsterdam(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Notes from the Field(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Comedian(2016)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Intern(2015)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Costume Design · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Black Nativity(2013)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Tower Heist(2011)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps(2010)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Joneses(2009)

    Producer · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of a Shopaholic(2009)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Revolutionary Road(2008)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Brave One(2007)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Departed(2006)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Manchurian Candidate(2004)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Red Dragon(2002)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Changing Lanes(2002)

    Production Design · Production Designer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Family Man(2000)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Beloved(1998)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • As Good as It Gets(1997)

    Producer · as Mother at Table

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sleepers(1996)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The War(1994)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Philadelphia(1993)

    Associate Producer · Production Design · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Lorenzo's Oil(1992)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Super(1991)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • The Silence of the Lambs(1991)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • GoodFellas(1990)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Miss Firecracker(1989)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • New York Stories(1989)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Married to the Mob(1988)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Broadcast News(1987)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Angel Heart(1987)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Lucas(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Dead End Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Costume Design

  • Silverado(1985)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Birdy(1984)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Little Drummer Girl(1984)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Best Defense(1984)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Beat Street(1984)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Unfaithfully Yours(1984)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Terms of Endearment(1983)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Exposed(1983)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Lovesick(1983)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Shoot the Moon(1982)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tattoo(1981)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Endless Love(1981)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Fame(1980)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles from 1980 to 2026.

Biggest box office

As Good as It Gets (1997)

$314M worldwide

Highest rated

As Good as It Gets (1997)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 50: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting4 of 50: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 50: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing5 of 50: 2 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thOther crew43 of 50: 42 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

50 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s20 · crew1990s10 · 1 acting · 10 crew2000s8 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s2 · 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 Kristi Zea's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · director

Notes from the Field (2018)

90th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Philadelphia (1993)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Is Kristi Zea's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kristi Zea work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kristi Zea's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Demme shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles