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Sara Murphy

Sara Murphy

Producer

Oscar winner · BAFTA Award winner · 3 other major award bodies

Sara Murphy is an American film producer. Murphy has produced Morris from America (2016), Person to Person (2017), Gemini (2017), The Mountain (2018), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020), and Licorice Pizza (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sara Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Sara Murphy's films like?

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

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
38%
Self
23%
Power
12%
Society
12%
Survival
8%
Morality
6%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

Steady 10 · 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 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 4

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 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Contemplative
11
Melancholic
7
Warm
6
Dread
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous6

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 Sara Murphy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sara Murphy'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

24 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Paper Tiger(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • If I Had Legs I'd Kick You(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • One Battle After Another(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The History of Sound(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Potato Potato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Mother Couch(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Licorice Pizza(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Underground Railroad(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Never Rarely Sometimes Always(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Anima(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Mountain(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • If Beale Street Could Talk(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Amaranth(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Person to Person(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • HAIM / Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Gemini(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Hunter Gatherer(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Morris from America(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Land Ho!(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • God's Pocket(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Jack Goes Boating(2010)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow Is a Drag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Mike Mills Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Western Musical Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 18 of them dated from 2010 to 2025.

Biggest box office

One Battle After Another (2025)

$213M worldwide

Highest rated

Anima (2019)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

One Battle After Another (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing22 of 22: 22 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

2010s10 · crew2020s8 · 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

an Oscar, a BAFTA Award and 3 other major awards from 11 major nominations, 2015–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, won · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  2. 2022
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  3. 2021
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  4. 2020
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Film
  5. 2019
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Feature
  6. 2017
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated
  7. 2015
    • Independent Spirit Award, won

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 Sara Murphy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Paper Tiger (2026)

77th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Anima (2019)

Midcredits 93rd · 81% 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 Sara Murphy's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles13–66 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles23–60 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles31–77 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles36–65 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles20–72 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most 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 Sara Murphy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sara Murphy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keegan DeWitt shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers