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Mason Novick

Mason Novick

Producer · Born December 20, 1974 (51) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Oscar nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Mason Novick was born on 20 December 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and manager, known for Juno (2007), 500 Days of Summer (2009) and Tully (2018).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 20, 1974 (51)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 37 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 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Mason Novick's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
39%
Self
33%
Survival
13%
Morality
9%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 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 12 · Serious 11 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 21 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 10 · Intense 9

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
13
Absurd
11
Hopeful
8
Dread
5
Other
24

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet15
  • Ambiguous6

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 Mason Novick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mason Novick'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

37 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Forbidden Fruits(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • I Love You Forever(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Young Werther(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Lisa Frankenstein(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Watcher(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Nightbooks(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dating & New York(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • We Broke Up(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Broken Hearts Gallery(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Desperados(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Big Time Adolescence(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Buffaloed(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Romance Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • Tully(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • When We First Met(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Liberty Crossing(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Social Animals(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Newness(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • ARQ(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Hidden(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ricki and the Flash(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Men, Women & Children(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Paradise(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Bad Words(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Burt Wonderstone(2013)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Young Adult(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Jennifer's Body(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 500 Days of Summer(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Insanitarium(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Solstice(2008)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Juno(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Red Eye(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Hollow(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Pop Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Jennifer's Body 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Co-Producer

  • The Big Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles, 31 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Juno (2007)

$232M worldwide

Highest rated

500 Days of Summer (2009)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Jennifer's Body (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing35 of 35: 35 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s12 · 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 4 major nominations, 2008–2010.

WinNomination
  1. 2010
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  2. 2008
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Feature

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 Mason Novick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 31; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

Liberty Crossing (2018)

82nd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

500 Days of Summer (2009)

Midcredits 94th · 83% 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 Mason Novick's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles17–77 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles17–57 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles41–83 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles7–56 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles3–66 · median 22 · mildlighter 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 Mason Novick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mason Novick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michelle Knudsen shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers