Susanna Fogel is an American director, screenwriter and author, best known for co-writing the 2019 film Booksmart and for co-writing and directing the 2018 action/comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me. Her many accolades include a DGA Award and nominations at the BAFTA Film Awards, the Primetime Emmy Awards and the WGA Awards.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 8, 1980 (46)
- Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Director, producer and writer
- 14 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Susanna Fogel's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 6
Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous1
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 Susanna Fogel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Susanna Fogel'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
18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Little House on the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Ponies(2026)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Winner(2024)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Cat Person(2023)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
A Small Light(2023)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Year Between(2022)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Family Meeting(2022)
The Addams Family 2(2021)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Wilds(2020)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
The Flight Attendant(2020)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Amazing Stories(2020)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Booksmart(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Spy Who Dumped Me(2018)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Life Partners(2014)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Chasing Life(2014)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Washingtonienne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Primal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Mentor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 15 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Addams Family 2 (2021)
Highest rated
Booksmart (2019)
Most popular right now
The Addams Family 2 (2021)
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
1 major award from 4 major nominations, 2020–2021.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Original Screenplay
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 Susanna Fogel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of the 7 of 8 with a score; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 54/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 7 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 Susanna Fogel's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.
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 Susanna Fogel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Susanna Fogel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Iserson shares the most, 2.
Writers
- David IsersonShared titles: Ponies (2026), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)See all 2 shared titles with David Iserson
Actors
- Emilia JonesShared titles: Winner (2024), Cat Person (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Emilia Jones
- Kate McKinnonShared titles: The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), Life Partners (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Kate McKinnon
Composers and editors
- Jacob CraycroftShared titles: Ponies (2026), Cat Person (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Jacob Craycroft
- Heather McIntoshShared titles: Winner (2024), Cat Person (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Heather McIntosh
Producers
- Amanda PhillipsShared titles: Winner (2024), The Year Between (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Amanda Phillips
- Jason ClothShared titles: The Addams Family 2 (2021), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Cloth
