Laeta Elizabeth Kalogridis is a screenwriter. She is a graduate of Davidson College in Davidson, NC and University of Texas at Austin and attended UCLA's prestigious film school. She has written scripts for Alexander (2004), Night Watch (2006 in U.S.), Pathfinder (2007) and Shutter Island (2010). She has also served as an executive producer for the television series Birds of Prey and Bionic Woman. She is also the founder of the pro-union website Hollywood United and was involved as a peacemaker in the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 30, 1965 (61)
- Winter Haven, Florida, USA
- Writer and producer
- 17 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Laeta Kalogridis' films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
Light 1 · Serious 7 · Dark 5
Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 7
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 10
Steady 0 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 4
Casual 1 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Laeta Kalogridis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Laeta Kalogridis' 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
18 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Another Simple Favor(2025)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Ambulance(2022)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Alita: Battle Angel(2019)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Altered Carbon(2018)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Terminator Genisys(2015)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
White House Down(2013)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Shutter Island(2010)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Avatar(2009)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Bionic Woman(2007)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Pathfinder(2007)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Alexander(2004)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Night Watch(2004)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Birds of Prey(2002)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Dracula 2000(2000)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2000 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Avatar (2009)
Highest rated
Shutter Island (2010)
Most popular right now
Avatar (2009)
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 Laeta Kalogridis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 17 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the dialogue 39/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 13 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 Laeta Kalogridis' work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most 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 Laeta Kalogridis work with?
People who share at least 2 of Laeta Kalogridis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bradley J. Fischer shares the most, 6.
Writers
- James CameronShared titles: Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Avatar (2009)See all 2 shared titles with James Cameron
Actors
- Eiza GonzálezShared titles: Ambulance (2022), Alita: Battle Angel (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Eiza González
- Jackie Earle HaleyShared titles: Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Shutter Island (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jackie Earle Haley
- Jason ClarkeShared titles: Terminator Genisys (2015), White House Down (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Clarke
Composers and editors
- Lorne BalfeShared titles: Ambulance (2022), Terminator Genisys (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Lorne Balfe
- Stephen E. RivkinShared titles: Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Avatar (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen E. Rivkin
Producers
- Bradley J. FischerShared titles: Ambulance (2022), American Dream/American Knightmare (2018), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), White House Down (2013), Shutter Island (2010), Pathfinder (2007)See all 6 shared titles with Bradley J. Fischer
- James VanderbiltShared titles: Ambulance (2022), American Dream/American Knightmare (2018), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), White House Down (2013)See all 4 shared titles with James Vanderbilt
- Tracey NybergShared titles: Ambulance (2022), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Tracey Nyberg
- William SherakShared titles: Ambulance (2022), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)See all 2 shared titles with William Sherak
