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Jody Gerson

Jody Gerson

Producer · Born January 15, 1961 (65) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Jody Gerson (born 1961 in Philadelphia) is the Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group. Upon assuming the role on January 1, 2015, Gerson became the first female CEO of a major music publisher and first chairwoman of a global music company. Gerson serves on the Executive Management Board for Universal Music Group. Gerson was raised in a Jewish family in the Philadelphia area, where her father owned several nightclubs including the Latin Casino whose performers included artists like Frank Sinatra and Diana Ross. She began her career in music publishing at Chappell Music shortly after graduating from Northwestern University, where she started out making tape copies. After six years at Chappell, she moved to EMI Music Publishing to run the company's east coast office before shifting to head up the company's west coast publishing division in 1991. In January 2008, Gerson left EMI to become US Co-President of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 15, 1961 (65)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Jody Gerson's films like?

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

Genres

Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Society
31%
Self
30%
Bonds
15%
Ideas
12%
Survival
7%
Morality
3%
Power
2%
Art5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

Steady 9 · 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 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 10 · 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 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
10
Joyful
7
Contemplative
7
Melancholic
4
Warm
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Jody Gerson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jody Gerson'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

21 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Drumline (2002)

$58M worldwide

Highest rated

Dear Mama (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Peter Rabbit (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing18 of 18: 18 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s15 · 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.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2021–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jody Gerson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 18 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos (2025)

96th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)

Midcredits 99th · 92% 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.

Who does Jody Gerson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jody Gerson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marc Cimino shares the most, 8.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

  • Marc Cimino8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Marc Cimino
  • Nancy Abraham7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Nancy Abraham
  • Adam Gibbs6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Adam Gibbs
  • Geoff Chow6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Geoff Chow