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Zoe Lister-Jones

Zoe Lister-Jones

Actor, producer and writer, also director · Born September 1, 1982 (44) · New York City, New York, USA

Zoe Lister-Jones (born September 1, 1982) is an American actress, producer, director and writer. She graduated with honors from the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 1, 1982 (44)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, producer and writer, also director
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 44 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Zoe Lister-Jones' films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
34%
Self
25%
Society
14%
Survival
12%
Morality
11%
Ideas
3%
Power
1%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 9
Ally
4 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
11
Tense
8
Absurd
7
Hopeful
7
Warm
6
Other
18

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

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 Zoe Lister-Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Zoe Lister-Jones' 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

44 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Miniature Wife(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Vivienne

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • DMV(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Long Story Short(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Pavements(2024)

    as Ann

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Slip(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Mae

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Beau Is Afraid(2023)

    as Young Mona

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Good Person(2023)

    as Simone

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Will Trent(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Claudia Sobinsky

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • How It Ends(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Liza

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Craft: Legacy(2020)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Little Dog Laughed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Ellen

  • White Rabbit(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Band Aid(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Anna

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Confirmation(2016)

    as Carolyn Hart

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Life in Pieces(2015)

    Show 79 episodes · as Jen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Consumed(2015)

    Producer · Writer · as Sophie Kessler

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Friends with Better Lives(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kate

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Lola Versus(2012)

    Writer · as Alice

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Stuck Between Stations(2011)

    as 'Becky' Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Whitney(2011)

    Show 38 episodes · as Lily

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fawn Moscato

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • All Good Things(2010)

    as Press Conference Reporter

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Other Guys(2010)

    as Therapist

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Salt(2010)

    as CIA Security Hub Tech

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • William Vincent(2010)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Armless(2010)

    as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlotte Armitage

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • State of Play(2009)

    as Jessy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Washingtonienne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Chiara

  • Breaking Upwards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Screenplay · as Zoe

  • Delocated(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kim

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • T Takes: Brooklyn '09 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Zoe

  • Turn the River(2007)

    as Kat

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Explicit Ills(2008)

    as Jenn

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Sex Positive(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Marconi Bros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lauren

  • The Last 15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Stephanie Kirkland

  • Arranged(2007)

    as Rochel Meshenberg

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Class(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Trisha Ford

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Nausea II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Annie Ball

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Maya Sampson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Faith

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannah Welch

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Beau Is Afraid (2023)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Life in Pieces (2015)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

19902026

Peak 2010 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 43: 35 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting3 of 43: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting6 of 43: 0 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thProducing6 of 43: 1 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thOther crew1 of 43: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

43 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2010s15 · 14 acting · 4 crew2020s11 · 10 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 43% of 14 roles
0712

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Zoe Lister-Jones' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Consumed (2015)

90th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Life in Pieces (2015)

Midcredits 88th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Zoe Lister-Jones' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles23–62 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles30–83 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian 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 Zoe Lister-Jones work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zoe Lister-Jones' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daryl Wein shares the most, 6.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles