- Producer, director and writer
- 12 on Motif · 19 credits in all
Known for
What are Laurens Grant's films like?
Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- 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 Laurens Grant's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Laurens Grant's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
19 credits, 12 with a Motif page.
Hollywood Black(2024)
Motif score: 26th percentile of all shows
For All Humankind(2023)
Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films
Future of Work (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Future of Work(2021)
Motif score: 29th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
A Crime on the Bayou(2020)
Motif score: 66th percentile of all films
The Campaigns That Made History (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Motif score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Mr. SOUL! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Shut Up and Dribble(2018)
Motif score: 24th percentile of all shows
The Rape of Recy Taylor(2017)
Motif score: 77th percentile of all films
Motif score: 9th percentile of all films
Motif score: 89th percentile of all films
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films
Jesse Owens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Freedom Riders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Minute by Minute: The Gulf War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Hiding Divya(2006)
Motif score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Rokia: Voice of a New Generation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
American Experience(1988)
Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1988 to 2024.
Biggest box office
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
Highest rated
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
Most popular right now
Hollywood Black (2024)
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 3 major nominations, 2011–2025.
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
- Primetime Emmy, won · Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
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 Laurens Grant's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Laurens Grant work with?
People who share at least 2 of Laurens Grant's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cynthia Erivo shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Cynthia ErivoShared titles: Hollywood Black (2024), The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Cynthia Erivo
- Stu RichelShared titles: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015), Hiding Divya (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Stu Richel
Cinematographers
- Elia LyssyShared titles: Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier (2020), Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Elia Lyssy
Producers
- Jen ProctorShared titles: Hollywood Black (2024), Shut Up and Dribble (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jen Proctor
