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Erica Hanson

Erica Hanson

Director and producer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Works as
Director and producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Erica Hanson's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
42%
Self
19%
Bonds
17%
Ideas
11%
Morality
6%
Power
3%
Survival
3%
Legacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · 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 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
2
Warm
2
Tense
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Erica Hanson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Erica Hanson'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, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fame and Fentanyl(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Where Is Wendy Williams? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  • Casey Anthony's Parents: The Lie Detector Test(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hip Hop Treasures(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Behind the Music(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Ruff Ryders Chronicles(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Biography: Jeff Dunham - Talking Heads(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Biography: Comedy Icons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • It Takes a Choir(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Undercover Boss(2010)

    Show 76 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2010 to 2025.

Most popular right now

Hip Hop Treasures (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 6: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 6: 2 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2003–2011.

  1. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program
  2. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Traditional)

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 Erica Hanson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Hip Hop Treasures (2023)

91st percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Casey Anthony's Parents: The Lie Detector Test (2024)

Midcredits 61st · 55% 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 Erica Hanson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Erica Hanson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amira Lewally shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Producers