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Leslie Dixon

Leslie Dixon

Writer and producer, also actor · Born August 3, 1970 (56) · New York, New York, U.S.

Leslie Dixon (born c. 1954) is an American screenwriter and film producer. She has written or co‑written more than 20 feature films and first gained recognition in Hollywood with the success of the comedy Outrageous Fortune (1987). Her screen credits include Overboard (1987), Look Who's Talking Now (1993), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Pay It Forward (2000), Freaky Friday (2003), Hairspray (2007) and the thriller Limitless (2011), which she also produced. She is the granddaughter of painter Maynard Dixon and photographer Dorothea Lange. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Dixon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 3, 1970 (56)
From
New York, New York, U.S.
Works as
Writer and producer, also actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 22 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 26Up 29% in 30 days

What are Leslie Dixon's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
51%
Self
21%
Morality
11%
Society
5%
Survival
5%
Ideas
4%
Power
3%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 11 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 5

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 13

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Warm
7
Tense
5
Absurd
8
Romantic
7
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet6

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 Leslie Dixon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leslie Dixon'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

22 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Freakier Friday(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Overboard(2018)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Limitless(2015)

    Show 22 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Gone Girl(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Limitless(2011)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Heartbreak Kid(2007)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hairspray(2007)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Just Like Heaven(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Freaky Friday(2003)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Madame Doubtfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Original Film Writer

  • Pay It Forward(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Next Best Thing(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Thomas Crown Affair(1999)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • That Old Feeling(1997)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Doubtfire(1993)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Look Who's Talking Now(1993)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Madhouse(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Loverboy(1989)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Overboard(1987)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Outrageous Fortune(1987)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Blind Date(1987)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Small Parts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Original Story

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 1987 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

$441M worldwide

Highest rated

Gone Girl (2014)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing16 of 20: 12 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing8 of 20: 4 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

20 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s4 · 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 Leslie Dixon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

The Next Best Thing (2000)

63rd percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Gone Girl (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 19 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 Leslie Dixon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles7–71 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles26–73 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles30–86 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles29–59 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles10–62 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Leslie Dixon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leslie Dixon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Ropelewski shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles