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Maria Ekerhovd

Maria Ekerhovd

Producer · Born January 1, 1975 (51) · Bergen, Norway

BAFTA Award winner · Oscar nominee · 1 other major award body

Maria Ekerhovd was born in 1975 in Bergen, Norway. Maria is a producer, known for Sentimental Value (2025), The Ugly Stepsister (2025) and War Sailor (2022).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1975 (51)
From
Bergen, Norway
Works as
Producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 31% in 30 days

What are Maria Ekerhovd's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
20%
Survival
17%
Society
11%
Power
10%
Morality
9%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 14

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 8

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 5 · 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 4 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 15

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
11
Tense
9
Contemplative
9
Dread
6
Hopeful
5
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8

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 Maria Ekerhovd's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Maria Ekerhovd'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

36 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Butterfly(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sentimental Value(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Ugly Stepsister(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Kalak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Co-Producer

  • War Sailor(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Let the River Flow(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Stork's Journey 2(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Gullspång Miracle(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • More Than Ever(2022)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • War Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Memory of Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Co-Producer

  • 12 Dares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • The Innocents(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Flee(2021)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gritt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Wildland(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Exit Plan(2019)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Disco(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Divine Love(2019)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • What Will People Say(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • From the Balcony(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Tree Feller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Alt brenner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Bright Nights(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Untamed(2016)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Every Thing Will Be Fine(2015)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearing Illusionist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Here Is Harold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Out of Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • I Am Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • 5 grøss fra Vestlandet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Sniffer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • The Second Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 30 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Sentimental Value (2025)

$24M worldwide

Highest rated

Flee (2021)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Sentimental Value (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing32 of 32: 32 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s13 · 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.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 4 major nominations, 2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film Not in the English Language
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

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 Maria Ekerhovd's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

A Stork's Journey 2 (2023)

69th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Flee (2021)

Midcredits 97th · 87% 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.

Is Maria Ekerhovd's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles40–87 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles20–78 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles28–59 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles19–41 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles43–88 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Maria Ekerhovd work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maria Ekerhovd's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ragna Nordhus Midtgard shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles