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Miranda Bailey

Miranda Bailey

Producer, actor and director · Born January 30, 1977 (49) · Vail, Colorado, USA

Independent Spirit Award winner

Miranda Bailey graduated from Skidmore College in New York with a degree in acting. She moved to Los Angeles after graduating and began professionally acting, writing and producing in film, television and theater.  Miranda currently lives in LA and runs her production company Ambush Entertainment with partners Matthew Leutwyler (writer/ director), Jun Tan (producer), Francey Grace (producer).   Miranda is best known for executive producing the feature films The Squid and the Whale (2005), The Oh in Ohio (2006), Dead & Breakfast (2004), and Unearthed (2007).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 30, 1977 (49)
From
Vail, Colorado, USA
Works as
Producer, actor and director
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Miranda Bailey's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
40%
Survival
16%
Bonds
15%
Society
9%
Morality
8%
Ideas
8%
Power
5%
Identity12 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 22 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 18 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 19 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 7

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 6 · 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 15 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 3

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 12 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3
Trickster
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
16
Melancholic
15
Tense
11
Absurd
11
Bittersweet
11
Other
32

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet22
  • Ambiguous10

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 Miranda Bailey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Miranda Bailey'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

46 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Boy with the Light Blue Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • By Design(2025)

    Producer · as Diane the Wailing Woman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Unconventional(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Jazzy(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Broken English(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • It Doesn't Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • June Zero(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Unknown Country(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • God's Country(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Unconventional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • The Amazing Johnathan Documentary(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Being Frank(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Body at Brighton Rock(2019)

    as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • 40 and Single (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Heather Connelly

  • The Pathological Optimist(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • I Do... Until I Don't(2017)

    Producer · as Local Reporter

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Don't Think Twice(2016)

    Producer · as Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Swiss Army Man(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Like Cotton Twines(2016)

    as Allison Dean

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Norman(2016)

    Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Time Out of Mind(2014)

    Producer · as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Diary of a Teenage Girl(2015)

    Producer · as Andrea

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Uncanny(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Where Children Play(2015)

    as Paige

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hellbenders(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Unraveled(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Girl Most Likely(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Spinning Plates(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Super(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The River Why(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Greenlit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · as Herself

  • Every Day(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Against the Current(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Wonderful World(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Lower Learning(2008)

    Producer · as Melody

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Hindsight(2008)

    as Dina

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Unearthed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer · as Carla

  • The Oh in Ohio(2006)

    Producer · as Sherri

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Squid and the Whale(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Wild Roomies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Janice

  • Dead & Breakfast(2004)

    Executive Producer · as Lisa Belmont

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • This Space Between Us(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The '60s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Digger Girl

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Dwyer (segment "Devil's Tattoo")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Dismantle the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Raised Eyebrows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles, 40 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Swiss Army Man (2016)

Film career

MilestoneAward win

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 42: 9 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thDirecting5 of 42: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleProducing32 of 42: 19 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

42 titles, 13 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew2000s9 · 6 acting · 6 crew2010s19 · 9 acting · 15 crew2020s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2016–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated
  2. 2017
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  3. 2016
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best First Feature

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 Miranda Bailey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · director, producer

The Pathological Optimist (2017)

99th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Midcredits 90th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Miranda Bailey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles19–80 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles31–76 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles55–89 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian 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 Miranda Bailey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Miranda Bailey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amanda Marshall shares the most, 19.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles