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Norma Bailey

Norma Bailey

Director and producer · Gimli, Manitoba, Canada

Norma Bailey is a Canadian film writer, producer, and director whose work is rooted in feminist and intersectional film theory. Bailey has directed several films, both in English and French and in various different genres, including fiction and non-fiction films.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Gimli, Manitoba, Canada
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 51 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Norma Bailey's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Biography 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
Morality
30%
Bonds
24%
Survival
17%
Ideas
9%
Society
9%
Power
6%
Self
5%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 8

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
8
Dread
5
Hopeful
5
Warm
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous1

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 Norma Bailey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Norma 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

51 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Way to You(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Love on the Danube: Royal Getaway(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Way Home(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Superman & Lois(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Symbol(2021)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Batwoman(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Project Blue Book(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Discovery(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Anne with an E(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Mary Kills People(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Secret(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Reign(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story(2013)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • An Officer and a Murderer(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Pastor's Wife(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Committed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • The Devil's Teardrop(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Hope(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Too Late to Say Goodbye(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Cashing In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Capture of the Green River Killer(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Eight Days to Live(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Ladies Night(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Ken Leishman: The Flying Bandit(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Two Worlds Colliding(2004)

    Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cowboys & Indians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Atwood Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Stolen Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • The Stalking of Laurie Show(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Secret Cutting(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Caitlin's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Sheldon Kennedy Story(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Nights Below Station Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Producer

  • For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Producer

  • The True Story of Linda M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Bordertown Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Women in the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Martha, Ruth & Edie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Heart Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Mistress Madeleine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Editor · Producer · Script Editor

  • Ikwe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Producer · Script Editor

  • The Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Producer

  • Bush Pilot: Reflections on a Canadian Myth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Nose and Tina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Wild Rice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Canada Vignettes: The Performer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Rabid(1977)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Goldeye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Editor

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles, 48 of them dated from 1977 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Christmas Secret (2014)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

The Lost Symbol (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing46 of 49: 41 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting2 of 49: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing6 of 49: 1 only producing, 5 with another roleEditing2 of 49: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 49: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

49 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s4 · 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.

How do Norma Bailey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 30 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · director

Ken Leishman: The Flying Bandit (2005)

93rd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Anne with an E (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 15 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.

Who does Norma Bailey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Norma Bailey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lara Mazur shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles