
Ted Sarandos is a member of Spotify's board of directors. He has been a member of the board of directors since September 13, 2016. In addition to his role on the board of directors, Mr. Sarandos serves on the board of directors of Netflix, as well as the Film Advisory Board of Directors for Tribeca Film Festival, the board of directors of American Cinematheque, and the advisory board of Film Independent. Mr. Sarandos is also an American Film Institute trustee, an Executive Committee Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, and serves on the board of directors of Exploring the Arts. He also serves as the co-CEO and Chief Content Officer of Netflix and has led content acquisition for Netflix since 2000.
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Biography from IMDb.
- July 30, 1964 (62)
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Producer, also actor
- 29 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Ted Sarandos' films like?
Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 22
A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 7 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7
A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 8 · Intense 8
Steady 12 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 11
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 2
Casual 16 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 17 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5
Resolved 20 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy12
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
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 Ted Sarandos' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (23).
- Beasts of No Nation (2015) · producer
- Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids (2016) · producer
- Okja (2017) · producer
- First They Killed My Father (2017) · producer
- The Siege of Jadotville (2016) · producer
- Barbra: The Music... The Mem'ries... The Magic! (2017) · producer
- Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion (2006) · producer
- A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018) · producer
- Bunny (2025) · thanks
- Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016) · producer
- Bright (2017) · producer
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016) · producer
- +11 more
Subscription and free streaming for Ted Sarandos' 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
31 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Bunny(2025)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Studio(2025)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Mute(2018)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Bright(2017)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Death Note(2017)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Naked(2017)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Okja(2017)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
War Machine(2017)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Sandy Wexler(2017)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Siege of Jadotville(2016)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Mascots(2016)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Do-Over(2016)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Special Correspondents(2016)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Pee-wee's Big Holiday(2016)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Ridiculous 6(2015)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
A Very Murray Christmas(2015)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Beasts of No Nation(2015)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Shenandoah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

180° South(2010)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Outrage(2009)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Super High Me(2007)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
This Filthy World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

The Comedians of Comedy(2005)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)

Highest rated
Beasts of No Nation (2015)

Most popular right now
Mute (2018)
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 a Producers Guild Award in 2020.
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 Ted Sarandos' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up12
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 29 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed6
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Ted Sarandos' work okay for kids?
Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore 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 Ted Sarandos work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ted Sarandos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pauline Fischer shares the most, 17.
Directors
- Michael BliedenShared titles: Super High Me (2007), Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion (2006), The Comedians of Comedy (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Blieden

- Steven BrillShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), The Do-Over (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Brill

Writers
- Adam SandlerShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), The Do-Over (2016), The Ridiculous 6 (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Adam Sandler

- Tim HerlihyShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), The Do-Over (2016), The Ridiculous 6 (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Tim Herlihy

- Zach GalifianakisShared titles: Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion (2006), The Comedians of Comedy (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Zach Galifianakis

Actors
- Will ForteShared titles: A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018), The Ridiculous 6 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Will Forte

- Kevin JamesShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin James

- Nick SwardsonShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), The Do-Over (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Swardson

- Rob SchneiderShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), The Ridiculous 6 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Schneider

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Dean SemlerShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), The Do-Over (2016), The Ridiculous 6 (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Dean Semler

- Rupert Gregson-WilliamsShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), The Do-Over (2016), The Ridiculous 6 (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Rupert Gregson-Williams

- Tom CostainShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), The Do-Over (2016), The Ridiculous 6 (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Costain
- Brandon HickmanShared titles: Super High Me (2007), Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion (2006), The Comedians of Comedy (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Brandon Hickman
Producers
- Pauline FischerShared titles: A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018), Mute (2018), Bright (2017), Death Note (2017), First They Killed My Father (2017), Naked (2017), War Machine (2017), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016), Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids (2016), Mascots (2016), Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016), Special Correspondents (2016) and 5 moreSee newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Pauline Fischer

- Sarah BowenShared titles: Bright (2017), First They Killed My Father (2017), War Machine (2017), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016), Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016), The Do-Over (2016), The Siege of Jadotville (2016), A Very Murray Christmas (2015), Beasts of No Nation (2015)See all 9 shared titles with Sarah Bowen
- Sarah Perlman BremnerShared titles: Barbra: The Music... The Mem'ries... The Magic! (2017), Bright (2017), Death Note (2017), Mascots (2016), Special Correspondents (2016), True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)See all 6 shared titles with Sarah Perlman Bremner
- Allen CovertShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), The Do-Over (2016), The Ridiculous 6 (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Allen Covert

Mixed roles
- Dan BullaShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), The Do-Over (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Bulla

- Paul SadoShared titles: Sandy Wexler (2017), The Do-Over (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Sado
