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Jennifer Semler

Jennifer Semler

Producer · Born May 25, 1979 (47) · Livingston, New Jersey, USA

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Jennifer Semler was born on May 25, 1979 in Livingston, New Jersey, USA. She is a producer, known for Arrival (2016), Tau (2018) and The Report (2019).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 25, 1979 (47)
From
Livingston, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Jennifer Semler's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd 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
25%
Self
24%
Survival
15%
Morality
14%
Power
10%
Society
9%
Ideas
3%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 7

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Warm
5
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
5
Bittersweet
5
Other
17

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jennifer Semler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jennifer Semler'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

17 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Rental Family(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • A Real Pain(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Shortcomings(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Theater Camp(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Maybe I Do(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Devotion(2022)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • My Best Friend's Exorcism(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Forty-Year-Old Version(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Forgive Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • The Report(2019)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Gloria Bell(2018)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Judy & Punch(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Favourite(2018)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Mid90s(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Tau(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hostiles(2017)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Forest(2016)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 2016 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Favourite (2018)

$96M worldwide

Highest rated

Rental Family (2025)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

A Real Pain (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing15 of 15: 15 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score84th

By decade

2010s7 · crew2020s8 · 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

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2021, Best First 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 Jennifer Semler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 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 16

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

Maybe I Do (2023)

53rd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Rental Family (2025)

Midcredits 96th · 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 Jennifer Semler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles12–83 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles10–54 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles37–78 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles17–63 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles10–69 · median 52 · moderateheavier 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 Jennifer Semler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jennifer Semler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josh Rosenbaum shares the most, 4.

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles