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Directing

Mimi Leder

Career

Active from 1975 to 2019, with a break from 1976 to 1985, busiest in 1993 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The West Wing
The West Wing
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mimi Leder Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.1, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Romantic Entanglements 2
  • Ethical Dilemmas 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • High-Stakes Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 68
On the Basis of Sex
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Quinn-tuplets
The Quinn-tuplets (2010)

Director

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 41
Thick as Thieves
Thick as Thieves (2009)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

Baltic Storm
Baltic Storm (2003)
GoodWatch score 36

Executive Producer

Pay It Forward
Pay It Forward (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 52
Deep Impact
Deep Impact (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker (1997)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Baby Brokers
Baby Brokers (1994)

Director

The Innocent
The Innocent (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

There Was a Little Boy
There Was a Little Boy (1993)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

House of Secrets
House of Secrets (1993)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Marked for Murder
Marked for Murder (1993)

Director

Rio Shannon
Rio Shannon (1993)

Director

Woman With a Past
Woman With a Past (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

A Little Piece of Heaven
A Little Piece of Heaven (1991)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

1980s

1 title
Nightingales
Nightingales (1988)

Director

1970s

3 titles
Sketches of a Strangler
Sketches of a Strangler (1978)

Assistant Director

Red Light in the White House
Red Light in the White House (1977)

Script Supervisor, Assistant Director

All Day Long
All Day Long (1975)

Director of Photography