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Lisa Barros D'Sa

Lisa Barros D'Sa

Director and producer · Born January 1, 1974 (52) · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Born
January 1, 1974 (52)
From
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Lisa Barros D'Sa's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th 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
Self
26%
Bonds
25%
Society
14%
Survival
12%
Ideas
10%
Power
7%
Morality
5%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
2
Contemplative
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Lisa Barros D'Sa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Lisa Barros D'Sa'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

7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Saipan(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Obsession(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Ordinary Love(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • I Am Belfast(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Good Man(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Good Vibrations(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Cherrybomb(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 2009 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Saipan (2025)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Good Vibrations (2012)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Obsession (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 5: 4 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing1 of 5: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s2 · 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 Lisa Barros D'Sa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

The Good Man (2013)

72nd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Good Vibrations (2012)

Midcredits 87th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 5 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 Lisa Barros D'Sa's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Lisa Barros D'Sa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lisa Barros D'Sa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Glenn Leyburn shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers