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Laurie Collyer

Laurie Collyer

Director and writer · Born January 1, 1967 (59) · Mountainside, New Jersey

Laurie Collyer is an American film director. She grew up in Mountainside, New Jersey and attended Oberlin College. She is best known for writing and directing Sherrybaby, for which actress Maggie Gyllenhaal received a Golden Globe nomination. She also directed the film Nuyorican Dream in 1999. She is in development to direct a film based on the story of Julia Butterfly Hill and Luna which is to star Rachel Weisz. Collyer is a graduate of Oberlin College.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1967 (59)
From
Mountainside, New Jersey
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 35% in 30 days

What are Laurie Collyer's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
43%
Bonds
28%
Self
25%
Ideas
4%
Trauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · 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 2 · 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 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Bittersweet
1
Hopeful
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Laurie Collyer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Laurie Collyer'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

11 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Me You Can't See(2021)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Furlough(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Story of a Girl(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Billions(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Sunlight Jr.(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Sherrybaby(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Nuyorican Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Ifé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Script Supervisor · as Woman at bus stop

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1993 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Sherrybaby (2006)

$623K worldwide

Highest rated

Sherrybaby (2006)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

The Me You Can't See (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 10: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting7 of 10: 4 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndWriting4 of 10: 2 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 10: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 10: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

10 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s2 · crew2010s6 · 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 Laurie Collyer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

The Me You Can't See (2021)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Billions (2016)

Midcredits 95th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Who does Laurie Collyer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laurie Collyer's MovieCove titles; Curtiss Clayton shares the most, 2.