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Sarah E. Johnson

Sarah E. Johnson

Producer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Works as
Producer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Sarah E. Johnson's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Documentary11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
22%
Survival
21%
Morality
15%
Society
12%
Self
11%
Power
11%
Ideas
8%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 10 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 22 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 15

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

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 4

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 5 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 15

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
13
Dread
11
Hopeful
8
Contemplative
8
Other
20

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet19
  • 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 Sarah E. Johnson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sarah E. Johnson'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

39 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Inn Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Ordinary Angels(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Defiant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • After Antarctica(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Spaceship Earth(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Great Hack(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Catch and Release (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Lost Child(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Submergence(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Tulip Fever(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • All Nighter(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Rules Don't Apply(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Triple 9(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Strangerland(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Manglehorn(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dare to Be Wild(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Child 44(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Hunting Ground(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Search (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • How I Got Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Green Inferno(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Wish I Was Here(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Sacrament(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Joe(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Song One(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Immigrant(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Blood Ties(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Square(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Knot(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Punch(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible War(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Miss Representation(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Last Mountain(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • No Impact Man: The Documentary(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Lioness(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 2008 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

$103M worldwide

Highest rated

The Square (2013)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing31 of 31: 31 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s27 · crew2020s3 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2014, Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.

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 Sarah E. Johnson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide (2020)

79th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Square (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 89% 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 Sarah E. Johnson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles26–87 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles14–57 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles37–77 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles31–63 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles30–89 · median 53 · moderateheavier 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 Sarah E. Johnson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sarah E. Johnson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Molly Conners shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles