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Elissa Matsueda

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Elissa Matsueda's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
29%
Society
20%
Survival
9%
Ideas
8%
Morality
6%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
2
Joyful
2
Tense
1
Triumphant
2
Melancholic
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Elissa Matsueda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elissa Matsueda'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

6 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Disney Off the Page Adventures: Arendelle Ice Calamity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • Dog Days(2018)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle Season(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Andover(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Reversion(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Spare Parts(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2015 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Miracle Season (2018)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Spare Parts (2015)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Dog Days (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing5 of 6: 5 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 6: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s5 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Elissa Matsueda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Reversion (2015)

53rd percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Spare Parts (2015)

Midcredits 84th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Elissa Matsueda's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 15 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Elissa Matsueda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elissa Matsueda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean McNamara shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers