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Jesse Sweet

Director and producer, also writer

Works as
Director and producer, also writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are Jesse Sweet's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Survival
22%
Power
17%
Society
15%
Self
11%
Ideas
9%
Bonds
3%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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 0 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Contemplative
10
Cold
6
Dread
5
Hopeful
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Ambiguous12

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 Jesse Sweet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jesse Sweet'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

21 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Real Wolf of Wall Street(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Hotline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Nature of the Crime(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Unknown: Killer Robots(2023)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Murders Before the Marathon(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Evil by Design: Exposing Peter Nygård(2022)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Surviving Death(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Business of Drugs(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • City of Joel(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Enhanced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Black Market with Michael K. Williams(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Finding Your Roots(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • See Girl Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • I Love You Like Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Where Did We Come From? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • This Emotional Life(2010)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Iceman and the Psychiatrist(2003)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Associate Producer

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Iceman and the Psychiatrist (2003)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Finding Your Roots (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 17: 7 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting1 of 17: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing10 of 17: 5 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

17 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s8 · 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 Jesse Sweet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall (2013)

68th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Iceman and the Psychiatrist (2003)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Who does Jesse Sweet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jesse Sweet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Chamberlain shares the most, 3.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers