- September 11, 1968 (58)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Writer, producer and director
- 11 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Known for
What are Paul Mayeda Berges' films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Paul Mayeda Berges' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Mayeda Berges' 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
17 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

Christmas Karma(2025)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Homemade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Blinded by the Light(2019)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Beecham House(2019)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Viceroy's House(2017)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Paris, Je T'aime(2006)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all filmsQuais de Seine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

The Mistress of Spices(2005)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Bride & Prejudice(2004)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Bend It Like Beckham(2002)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
What's Cooking?(2000)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all filmsEn Ryo Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Pashmina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Neverending Pillow Fort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Bend It Like Beckham Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 14 of them dated from 1993 to 2025.

Biggest box office
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Highest rated
Blinded by the Light (2019)

Most popular right now
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
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 Paul Mayeda Berges' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 9 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 Paul Mayeda Berges' work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all 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 Paul Mayeda Berges work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Mayeda Berges' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gurinder Chadha shares the most, 10.
Directors
- Gurinder ChadhaShared titles: Christmas Karma (2025), Beecham House (2019), Blinded by the Light (2019), Viceroy's House (2017), It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010), Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), The Mistress of Spices (2005), Bride & Prejudice (2004), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), What's Cooking? (2000)See all 10 shared titles with Gurinder Chadha

Actors
- Anupam KherShared titles: The Mistress of Spices (2005), Bride & Prejudice (2004), Bend It Like Beckham (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Anupam Kher

- Leo SuterShared titles: Christmas Karma (2025), Beecham House (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Leo Suter

- Shaznay LewisShared titles: Christmas Karma (2025), Bend It Like Beckham (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Shaznay Lewis

- Goldy NotayShared titles: Beecham House (2019), It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Goldy Notay

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Craig PruessShared titles: Beecham House (2019), It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010), The Mistress of Spices (2005), Bride & Prejudice (2004), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), What's Cooking? (2000)See all 6 shared titles with Craig Pruess

- Justin KrishShared titles: Beecham House (2019), Blinded by the Light (2019), Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), Bride & Prejudice (2004), Bend It Like Beckham (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Justin Krish
- Josh CunliffeShared titles: Christmas Karma (2025), Beecham House (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Josh Cunliffe
- Niels Reedtz JohansenShared titles: Christmas Karma (2025), Beecham House (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Niels Reedtz Johansen

Producers
- Deepak NayarShared titles: Beecham House (2019), Viceroy's House (2017), The Mistress of Spices (2005), Bride & Prejudice (2004), Bend It Like Beckham (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Deepak Nayar

- Hannah LeaderShared titles: Christmas Karma (2025), Blinded by the Light (2019), The Mistress of Spices (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Hannah Leader

- Pravesh SahniShared titles: Viceroy's House (2017), The Mistress of Spices (2005), Bride & Prejudice (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Pravesh Sahni

- Tabrez NooraniShared titles: Viceroy's House (2017), The Mistress of Spices (2005), Bride & Prejudice (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Tabrez Noorani
