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Mary Donahue

Mary Donahue

Producer

Primetime Emmy winner

Works as
Producer
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Mary Donahue's films like?

Across their 57 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
23%
Self
22%
Survival
18%
Power
13%
Ideas
13%
Bonds
7%
Morality
4%
Ambition15 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity15 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy12 titles, browse their movies with this themePower8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 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 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · 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

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
34
Tense
23
Hopeful
23
Warm
12
Melancholic
9
Other
39

How their films linger

Thought-provoking33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous20
  • Cyclical9

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 Mary Donahue's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mary Donahue'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

67 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2003 to 2024.

Highest rated

Abraham Lincoln (2022)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Man vs. Wild (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing16 of 16: 16 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s4 · 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.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 6 major nominations, 2008–2017.

WinNomination
  1. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Competition Program
  2. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Competition Program
  3. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
  4. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Nonfiction Special
  5. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program
  6. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program

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 Mary Donahue's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 63 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 63 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic9
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · producer

Smile (2015)

96th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

9/11: Escape from the Towers (2018)

Midcredits 97th · 85% 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 Mary Donahue work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mary Donahue's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eli Lehrer shares the most, 22.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Eli Lehrer22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Eli Lehrer
  • Chet Fenster9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Chet Fenster
  • Jennifer Wagman7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Jennifer Wagman
  • Steve Ascher7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Steve Ascher

Mixed roles