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Mary Harron

Mary Harron

Director, writer and producer, also actor · Born January 12, 1953 (73) · Ontario, Canada

Cannes award nominee · Venice award nominee · Berlinale award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mary Harron (born January 12, 1953) is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter best known for her films I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho and The Notorious Bettie Page. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Harron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 12, 1953 (73)
From
Ontario, Canada
Works as
Director, writer and producer, also actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 30 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 7% in 30 days

What are Mary Harron's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
40%
Society
17%
Power
16%
Survival
8%
Bonds
7%
Ideas
7%
Morality
6%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · 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 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 9 · 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 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Contemplative
8
Melancholic
8
Bittersweet
3
Warm
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

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 Mary Harron's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mary Harron'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

30 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mexican Psycho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Original Film Writer

  • Daliland(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Tueur, trader et psychopathe - L'Amérique de Bret Easton Ellis(2021)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Expecting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Charlie Says(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Alias Grace(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Real American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Constantine(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • This Won't Hurt a Bit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Anna Nicole(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Graceland(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Following(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Moth Diaries(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Night Before Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Community (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Fear Itself(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Nine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Six Degrees(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Notorious Bettie Page(2005)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Weather Underground(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Six Feet Under(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • American Psycho(2000)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Oz(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • I Shot Andy Warhol(1996)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • How to Make an Oliver Stone Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • 7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1989 to 2022.

Biggest box office

American Psycho (2000)

$34M worldwide

Highest rated

American Psycho (2000)

Midcredits 94th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing25 of 29: 19 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thWriting6 of 29: 1 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing4 of 29: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 29: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

29 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Awards

6 major nominations and no wins, 1996–2018.

  1. 2018
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  2. 2006
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Best Feature Film
  3. 1997
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  4. 1996
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic

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 Mary Harron's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014)

87th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Six Feet Under (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 9 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.

Is Mary Harron's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 88 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles36–77 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 86 · severeMedian 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 Mary Harron work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mary Harron's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lili Taylor shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers