Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American film director. An alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute, she directed the commercially successful films Fast Times at Ridgemont High, National Lampoon's European Vacation, Look Who's Talking, and Clueless. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Heckerling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 7, 1954 (72)
- The Bronx, New York, USA
- Director, writer and producer
- 17 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Amy Heckerling's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 12 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1
Gentle 9 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 10 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 10
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2
Casual 12 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 12 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet2
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 Amy Heckerling's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Suburgatory (2011) · director · free
- Look Who's Talking (1989) · director, writer · free
- I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) · director, writer · free
- Vamps (2012) · director, writer · free
- Molly (1999) · producer · free
- Loser (2000) · director, writer, producer · free
- Look Who's Talking Too (1990) · director, writer · free
- Look Who's Talking Now (1993) · writer, producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Amy Heckerling'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
26 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Royalties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Red Oaks(2014)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Vamps(2012)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Suburgatory(2011)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Gossip Girl(2007)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Office(2005)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Loser(2000)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Molly(1999)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
A Night at the Roxbury(1998)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Clueless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Clueless(1995)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Look Who's Talking Now(1993)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Baby Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Look Who's Talking Too(1990)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Look Who's Talking(1989)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Fast Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Into the Night(1985)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Johnny Dangerously(1984)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Getting It Over With (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Clueless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Directors on Directing (Part 1) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 26 titles, 24 of them dated from 1978 to 2020.
Biggest box office
Look Who's Talking (1989)
Highest rated
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Most popular right now
Clueless (1995)
Film career
- 1985Screen debut· Into the Night
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.
How do Amy Heckerling's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 17 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Amy Heckerling's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.
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 Amy Heckerling work with?
People who share at least 2 of Amy Heckerling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Kitay shares the most, 6.
Actors
- Twink CaplanShared titles: I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007), Loser (2000), Clueless (1995), Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Look Who's Talking (1989)See all 5 shared titles with Twink Caplan
- John TravoltaShared titles: Look Who's Talking Now (1993), Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Look Who's Talking (1989)See all 3 shared titles with John Travolta
- Kirstie AlleyShared titles: Look Who's Talking Now (1993), Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Look Who's Talking (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Kirstie Alley
- Olympia DukakisShared titles: Look Who's Talking Now (1993), Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Look Who's Talking (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Olympia Dukakis
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- David KitayShared titles: Vamps (2012), Loser (2000), A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Clueless (1995), Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Look Who's Talking (1989)See all 6 shared titles with David Kitay
- Debra ChiateShared titles: Vamps (2012), Loser (2000), Clueless (1995), Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Look Who's Talking (1989)See all 5 shared titles with Debra Chiate
- Thomas Del RuthShared titles: Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Look Who's Talking (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Thomas Del Ruth
- Pembroke J. HerringShared titles: National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), Johnny Dangerously (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Pembroke J. Herring
Producers
- Jonathan D. KraneShared titles: Look Who's Talking Now (1993), Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Look Who's Talking (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Jonathan D. Krane
- Stuart CornfeldShared titles: Vamps (2012), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Stuart Cornfeld
- Bob GrayShared titles: Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Look Who's Talking (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Gray