Melina Matsoukas

What are Melina Matsoukas' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

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 Melina Matsoukas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

• HBO Max3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • INSECURE: THE END (2021) · actor, producer
  • Insecure (2016) · director, producer
  • Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground (2021) · producer
• Apple TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Changeling (2023) · director, producer
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Searching for Soul Food (2023) · producer
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Master of None (2015) · director

Subscription and free streaming for Melina Matsoukas' 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

16 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  The Changeling(2023)

  Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows11^th
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  Searching for Soul Food(2023)

  Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows63^rd
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  Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé(2023)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  INSECURE: THE END(2021)

  Executive Producer · as Self

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  Y: The Last Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

  Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
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  Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground(2021)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films17^th
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  You Love Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

  Director
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  Queen & Slim(2019)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  Insecure(2016)

  Show 44 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows87^th
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  Lemonade(2016)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Master of None(2015)

  Show 2 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows91^st
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  BEYONCÉ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  Director
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  Beyoncé: I Am... Sasha Fierce (Platinum Edition) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Director
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  B'Day Anthology Video Album (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  Director
• Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

  Cinematographer
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  Parable of the Sower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 2006 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Queen & Slim (2019)

$48M worldwide

Highest rated

Lemonade (2016)

Midcredits 99^th

Most popular right now

The Changeling (2023)

Awards

3 major awards from 6 major nominations, 2013–2021.

1. 2021
   • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
2. 2020
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
   • +1 other major body · 1 nomination

     • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
3. 2018
   • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
4. 2017
   • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Video
5. 2013
   • Grammy Award, won · Best Short Form Music Video

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 Melina Matsoukas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88^th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91^st percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

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• Universally Loved1
• Divisive1
• Crowd Pleaser2
• Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground (2021)

98^th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Lemonade (2016)

Midcredits 99^th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 82/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Melina Matsoukas' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Melina Matsoukas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Melina Matsoukas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Beyoncé shares the most, 2.