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Helen Sugland

Producer · Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA

Helen Sugland is an American film and television producer. She is Laurence Fishburne's personal manager and producing partner.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 38% in 30 days

What are Helen Sugland's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Survival
26%
Bonds
18%
Power
12%
Ideas
12%
Society
6%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

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 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
2
Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
1
Warm
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1

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 Helen Sugland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Helen Sugland'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, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sneaks(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Moon Girl's Lab(2024)

    Show Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur(2023)

    Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Cave of Adullam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • Mixed-ish(2019)

    Show 23 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Grown-ish(2018)

    Show 105 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Black-ish(2014)

    Show 175 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Five Fingers(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Akeelah and the Bee(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Once in the Life(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Hoodlum(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1997 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing9 of 10: 9 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew1 of 10: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s3 · 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.

How do Helen Sugland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Sneaks (2025)

89th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Midcredits 89th · 80% liked

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 Helen Sugland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Helen Sugland's MovieCove titles; Laurence Fishburne shares the most, 5.