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Acting

Desiree Akhavan

Career

Active from 2010 to 2025, busiest in 2018 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hacks
Hacks
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Desiree Akhavan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    1.5, average 4.0
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Cringe Comedy 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Cringe Humor 2
  • Contemporary Drama 2
  • Self-Discovery Journey 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 78
Overcompensating
Overcompensating (2025)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Ronnie

2010s

10 titles · average score 76
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay, Executive Producer

The Bisexual
The Bisexual (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Leila

Tooth and Nail
Tooth and Nail (2018)

Executive Producer

Creep 2
Creep 2 (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sara

The Circuit
The Circuit (2016)

as Angie

Flowers
Flowers (2016)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Carol

Appropriate Behavior
Appropriate Behavior (2015)
GoodWatch score 75

as Shirin

Girls
Girls (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Chandra

Nose Job
Nose Job (2011)

Director, Writer

The Slope
The Slope (2010)

TV show · as Desiree