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Kerstin Emhoff

Kerstin Emhoff

Producer · Born March 18, 1967 (59) · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Kerstin Emhoff (born March 18, 1967) is an American film producer and the co-founder and CEO of the commercial production company Prettybird and creative studio Ventureland. She is a member of the Directors Guild of America, Producers Guild of America, and Television Academy. Emhoff won a News & Documentary Emmy Award in 2012. As the CEO of Ventureland, Emhoff has executive produced documentaries including The Deepest Breath, Bobi Wine: The People's President, If These Walls Could Sing, and AKA Jane Roe.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 18, 1967 (59)
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 35 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What are Kerstin Emhoff's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Documentary18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Morality
19%
Society
18%
Power
16%
Self
14%
Survival
13%
Bonds
12%
Ideas
8%
Community8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 12

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

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

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 15 · Full focus 3

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 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 12

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
10
Dread
5
Warm
5
Other
25

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous11

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 Kerstin Emhoff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kerstin Emhoff'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

35 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Last First: Winter K2(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Tender Loving Care(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Murder in Monaco(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Just Sing(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Theater of Thought (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • 99(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Bobi Wine: The People's President(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Wham!(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Deepest Breath(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Sound of 007(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • House Comes with a Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • FIFA Uncovered(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • If These Walls Could Sing(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • American Rapstar(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • AKA Jane Roe(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Ready for War(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Legion of Brothers(2017)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Final Year(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Monster(2016)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Trust(2016)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • We Are X(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • XOXO(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mojave(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Drew: No Excuse, Just Produce(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Possibilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • We Are the Giant(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Canyons(2013)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Tillman Story(2010)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sergio(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Tillman Story (2010)

$803K worldwide

Highest rated

The Deepest Breath (2023)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Last First: Winter K2 (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing22 of 22: 22 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

2010s7 · crew2020s15 · 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.

How do Kerstin Emhoff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Ready for War (2019)

93rd percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

99 (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 95% 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 Kerstin Emhoff's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles11–60 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles15–63 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian 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 Kerstin Emhoff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kerstin Emhoff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ali Brown shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles