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Marisa Clifford

Producer, also writer

Primetime Emmy nominee

As CEO of Pulse Films UK & Europe, Marisa Clifford has played a vital role in Pulse's evolution into one of the world's leading content creators. Since co-founding Pulse with Thomas Benski in 2005, she has overseen production for all of the company's award-winning film, television, music content, advertising and digital media output. Marisa has been integral to building Pulse's reputation as a creative force to be reckoned with: Pulse was given the Sunday Times Outstanding Achievement award in their 2013 FastTrack100 survey and was featured in Fast Company's influential 'Most Innovative Companies' list that same year. Described by Televisual as a "forward thinking company" representing "the true meaning of full service 360 studio", Pulse has both been nominated for and won a number of leading industry awards including Grammys, BAFTAs, Sundance, MTV Music Video Awards and D&ADs - across all of its business disciplines. Marisa's innovative direction has been key to the company's global expansion, leading to new offices in Paris, Los Angeles, New York and Berlin.

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Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 26% in 30 days

What are Marisa Clifford's films like?

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

Genres

Documentary21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Music2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Music 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
Self
28%
Society
23%
Survival
13%
Morality
12%
Ideas
10%
Power
8%
Bonds
7%
Community11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 13 · Serious 8 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

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

Steady 20 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 7 · 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 14 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

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 11 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
16
Melancholic
14
Joyful
9
Warm
10
Tense
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical2

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 Marisa Clifford's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marisa Clifford'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.

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Don't Look Back in Anger (2026)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Don't Look Back in Anger (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 24: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing22 of 24: 22 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndOther crew1 of 24: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s12 · crew2020s11 · 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 a Primetime Emmy in 2022, Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded).

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 Marisa Clifford's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 29; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Foals Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2013)

85th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mumford & Sons: The Road to Red Rocks (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 59/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 20 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.

Is Marisa Clifford's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles40–88 · median 85 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles19–52 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Marisa Clifford work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marisa Clifford's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thomas Benski shares the most, 20.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Thomas Benski20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Thomas Benski
  • Isabel Davis9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Isabel Davis
  • Lucas Ochoa8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Lucas Ochoa
  • Sam Bridger6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Sam Bridger

Mixed roles