Erin Cressida Wilson (born February 12, 1964) is an American playwright, screenwriter, professor, and author. Wilson is known for the 2002 film Secretary, which she adapted from a short story by Mary Gaitskill. It won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and received critical acclaim. She also wrote the screenplays for the 2006 film Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, starring Nicole Kidman; for the 2009 erotic thriller Chloe, directed by Atom Egoyan (remake of the 2003 French film Nathalie...); for the 2014 drama Men, Women & Children, co-written with its director Jason Reitman (from the novel by Chad Kultgen); and the 2016 mystery thriller The Girl on the Train, from the Paula Hawkins novel of the same name. The latter is her highest-grossing film to date. She was also a writer-producer on the HBO series Vinyl. Wilson has also authored dozens of plays and short works. She has taught at Duke University, Brown University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Description above from the Wikipedia article Erin Cressida Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 12, 1964 (62)
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Writer, actor and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Erin Cressida Wilson's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self 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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Other1
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 Erin Cressida Wilson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Erin Cressida Wilson'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
14 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Eleanor the Great(2025)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Snow White(2025)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Girl on the Train(2016)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Men, Women & Children(2014)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Walking Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Stoker(2013)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Chloe(2009)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Secretary(2002)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Above Suspicion(2000)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Darrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Invisible Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 1982 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Snow White (2025)
Highest rated
Secretary (2002)
Most popular right now
Snow White (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
Won an Independent Spirit Award in 2003, Best First Screenplay.
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 Erin Cressida Wilson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 39/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 8 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 Erin Cressida Wilson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity 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 Erin Cressida Wilson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Erin Cressida Wilson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Shainberg shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Steven ShainbergShared titles: Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006), Secretary (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Shainberg
Producers
- Jared LeBoffShared titles: Snow White (2025), The Girl on the Train (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jared LeBoff
- Marc PlattShared titles: Snow White (2025), The Girl on the Train (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Platt
- Jason ReitmanShared titles: Men, Women & Children (2014), Chloe (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Reitman
- Andrew FierbergShared titles: Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006), Secretary (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Fierberg
