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Jess Wu Calder

Jess Wu Calder

Producer

Producers Guild Award nominee · Independent Spirit Award nominee

Works as
Producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Jess Wu Calder's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Survival
20%
Morality
18%
Self
17%
Bonds
16%
Society
15%
Ideas
7%
Power
7%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 9

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

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 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 4

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1

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 6 · 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 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
7
Absurd
8
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
5
Other
12

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

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 Jess Wu Calder's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jess Wu Calder'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

26 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • It Ends(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • American: An Odyssey to 1947 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Charli XCX: Alone Together(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Gaslight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Other

  • Blindspotting(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • One Night in Miami...(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Corporate Animals(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Little Monsters(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Blindspotting(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Field Guide to Evil(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Candy(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Blair Witch(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Anomalisa(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Dude Bro Party Massacre III(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Guest(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Faults(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • You're Next(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Movie Ever Sold(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Undocumented (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Bunraku(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Soul(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Battle for Terra(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • First Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • I Saw the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • NDA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 19 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Blair Witch (2016)

$45M worldwide

Highest rated

Blindspotting (2018)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

It Ends (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing21 of 22: 21 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew1 of 22: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s13 · crew2020s6 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2021–2022.

  1. 2022
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Scripted Series
  2. 2021
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

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 Jess Wu Calder's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Blindspotting (2021)

79th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Blindspotting (2018)

Midcredits 92nd · 78% 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 Jess Wu Calder's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles32–94 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles15–72 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles48–89 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles27–57 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles43–85 · median 62 · intenseheavier 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 Jess Wu Calder work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jess Wu Calder's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keith Calder shares the most, 19.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers