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Sara Rodriguez

Sara Rodriguez

Producer

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as
Producer
Titles
78 on Motif · 84 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 33% in 30 days

What are Sara Rodriguez's films like?

Across their 74 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
22%
Morality
19%
Power
17%
Self
16%
Survival
11%
Ideas
10%
Bonds
5%
Justice24 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity22 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma10 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt11 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 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 13 · Serious 12 · Dark 20

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

Grounded 42 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 15 · Intense 17

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

Steady 29 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 41 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 32 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 7

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 12 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 20

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

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
40
Contemplative
42
Melancholic
31
Hopeful
24
Dread
17
Other
41

How their films linger

Thought-provoking43 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet44
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous23
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

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 Rodriguez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 75 of their 78 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (74).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sara Rodriguez's titles on Motif; 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

84 credits, 78 with a Motif page.

Career shape

A full career of 60 titles from 2015 to 2026.

Highest rated

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (2019)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Musk (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing60 of 60: 60 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

2010s8 · crew2020s52 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 major awards from 9 major nominations, 2019–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
  2. 2025
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
  4. 2023
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
  5. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
  6. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
  7. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program

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 Rodriguez's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 48; across their 45 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 45

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 78 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th28
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 78 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive13
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · producer

South to Black Power (2023)

99th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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.

Who does Sara Rodriguez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sara Rodriguez's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lisa Heller shares the most, 73.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Lisa Heller73 titles    See newest 12 of 73 shared titles with Lisa Heller
  • Nancy Abraham73 titles    See newest 12 of 73 shared titles with Nancy Abraham
  • Richard Perello6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Richard Perello
  • Stacey Offman5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Stacey Offman

Mixed roles