Laurie MacDonald (born December 19, 1953) is an American film producer. She is married to Walter F. Parkes. MacDonald and Parkes helped build the original DreamWorks SKG, where Parkes served as the head of its motion picture division. After their time at DreamWorks, they founded their own production company, Parkes + MacDonald.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 19, 1953 (72)
- USA
- Producer
- 40 on MovieCove
What are Laurie MacDonald's films like?
Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 1 · Earnest 29
A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 1 · Dark 17
Grounded 11 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 7
Gentle 4 · Charged 15 · Intense 13
Steady 8 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 7
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 7
Casual 11 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 14
Resolved 23 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet14
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 MacDonald's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (15).
- Gladiator (2000) · producer · free
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) · producer · free
- The Terminal (2004) · producer · free
- The Kite Runner (2007) · producer · free
- Amistad (1997) · producer · free
- The Ring (2002) · producer · free
- The Lookout (2007) · producer · free
- The Mask of Zorro (1998) · producer · free
- Just Like Heaven (2005) · producer · free
- The Legend of Zorro (2005) · producer · free
- The Peacemaker (1997) · producer · free
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010) · producer · free
- +3 more
- Gladiator (2000) · producer
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) · producer
- Men in Black (1997) · producer
- The Terminal (2004) · producer
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) · producer
- The Ring (2002) · producer
- Men in Black 3 (2012) · producer
- Gladiator II (2024) · producer
- The Uninvited (2009) · producer
- Men in Black II (2002) · producer
- The Ring Two (2005) · producer
- Men in Black: International (2019) · producer
Subscription and free streaming for Laurie MacDonald'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
40 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
She Rides Shotgun(2025)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Deep Cover(2025)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Gladiator II(2024)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
My Lady Jane(2024)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Free Solo(2018)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Tulip Fever(2017)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Circle(2017)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Rings(2017)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
He Named Me Malala(2015)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Slap(2015)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Men in Black 3(2012)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Flight(2012)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Dinner for Schmucks(2010)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Uninvited(2009)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Burning Plain(2008)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Lookout(2007)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Kite Runner(2007)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Legend of Zorro(2005)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Just Like Heaven(2005)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Island(2005)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Ring Two(2005)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Terminal(2004)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Catch Me If You Can(2002)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Ring(2002)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Tuxedo(2002)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Men in Black II(2002)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Time Machine(2002)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Gladiator(2000)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Mask of Zorro(1998)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Amistad(1997)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Peacemaker(1997)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Men in Black(1997)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Twister(1996)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Trigger Effect(1996)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 37 titles from 1995 to 2025.
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
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2016, Best Documentary.
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 Laurie MacDonald's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th13
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
20 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Crowd Pleaser20
- Broadly Agreed10
- Mixed5
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 Laurie MacDonald's work okay for kids?
Across up to 31 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore 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 Laurie MacDonald work with?
People who share at least 2 of Laurie MacDonald's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Walter F. Parkes shares the most, 32.
Directors
- Steven SpielbergShared titles: The Legend of Zorro (2005), The Terminal (2004), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Amistad (1997), Men in Black (1997), Twister (1996)See all 7 shared titles with Steven Spielberg
- Barry SonnenfeldShared titles: Men in Black 3 (2012), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Men in Black II (2002), Men in Black (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Barry Sonnenfeld
- Ridley ScottShared titles: Gladiator II (2024), Gladiator (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Ridley Scott
- Martin CampbellShared titles: The Legend of Zorro (2005), The Mask of Zorro (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Campbell
Writers
- David FranzoniShared titles: Gladiator II (2024), Gladiator (2000), Amistad (1997)See all 3 shared titles with David Franzoni
- Kôji SuzukiShared titles: Rings (2017), The Ring Two (2005), The Ring (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Kôji Suzuki
- John LoganShared titles: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), The Time Machine (2002), Gladiator (2000)See all 3 shared titles with John Logan
- Ehren KrugerShared titles: Rings (2017), The Ring Two (2005), The Ring (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Ehren Kruger
Actors
- Tommy Lee JonesShared titles: Men in Black 3 (2012), Men in Black II (2002), Men in Black (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Tommy Lee Jones
- Will SmithShared titles: Men in Black 3 (2012), Men in Black II (2002), Men in Black (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Will Smith
- Catherine Zeta-JonesShared titles: The Legend of Zorro (2005), The Terminal (2004), The Mask of Zorro (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Connie NielsenShared titles: Gladiator II (2024), Gladiator (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Connie Nielsen
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Michael KahnShared titles: A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), The Terminal (2004), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Amistad (1997), Twister (1996)See all 5 shared titles with Michael Kahn
- Danny ElfmanShared titles: Men in Black: International (2019), Men in Black 3 (2012), Men in Black II (2002), Men in Black (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Danny Elfman
- Janusz KaminskiShared titles: The Terminal (2004), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Amistad (1997), How to Make an American Quilt (1995)See all 4 shared titles with Janusz Kaminski
- Thomas NewmanShared titles: He Named Me Malala (2015), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), How to Make an American Quilt (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas Newman
Producers
- Walter F. ParkesShared titles: Deep Cover (2025), Gladiator II (2024), Men in Black: International (2019), Free Solo (2018), Rings (2017), Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016), He Named Me Malala (2015), Flight (2012), Men in Black 3 (2012), Dinner for Schmucks (2010), The Uninvited (2009), The Burning Plain (2008) and 20 moreSee newest 12 of 32 shared titles with Walter F. Parkes
- Roy LeeShared titles: Rings (2017), The Uninvited (2009), The Ring Two (2005), The Ring (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Roy Lee
- J.C. SpinkShared titles: Rings (2017), The Ring Two (2005), The Ring (2002)See all 3 shared titles with J.C. Spink
- Mike MacariShared titles: Rings (2017), The Ring Two (2005), The Ring (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Mike Macari
Mixed roles
- Sacha Baron CohenShared titles: Dinner for Schmucks (2010), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Sacha Baron Cohen
