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Craig Carlisle

Craig Carlisle

Writer, actor and director

Craig Carlisle is an actor, director and Emmy-winning writer. He has worked in all media -- theater, film, television, radio and web content; his current focus is on Children's Television. Craig is originally from Hammond, Indiana and studied theater/acting at Indiana State University and Dramatic Writing at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He was also the first regular curator and host of the long-running Tuesdays @ 9 reading series for Naked Angels theater company (still running in NYC and LA). Craig lives in New York City and Los Angeles and is married to the actor/photographer Sonya Rokes.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Writer, actor and director
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 15% in 30 days

What are Craig Carlisle's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
43%
Self
24%
Society
17%
Survival
7%
Ideas
5%
Morality
3%
Friendship14 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · 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 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Warm
13
Hopeful
9
Contemplative
3
Thrilling
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Craig Carlisle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Craig Carlisle'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, 19 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2004 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Looking for Kitty (2004)

$4.5K worldwide

Highest rated

Looking for Kitty (2004)

Midcredits 29th

Most popular right now

Batwheels (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 9: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 9: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting5 of 9: 4 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 9: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s2 · crew

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

How do Craig Carlisle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 19 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Dew Drop Diaries (2023)

98th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Pete the Cat (2017)

Midcredits 76th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Craig Carlisle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Craig Carlisle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rick Suvalle shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers