JODI graduated from film school at NYU, where she began her career in theatre, film, television and commercials. Soon after, she directed the award winning short film A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT. After moving to L.A., Jodi received the coveted Disney Directing Fellowship, working in both multi and single camera episodic television. She's directed episodes of ABC's BOY MEETS WORLD and YOU WISH. Most recently, Jodi directed the biopic story, PRISONER OF LOVE (Tubi), the story of the upstanding corrections officer who broke her convict boyfriend out of prison and went on the run for 11 days in the spring of 2022. The film stars Nicholle Tom and Adam Mayfield. In 2023 Jodi directed the whodunnit:BELOW DECK DECEIT starring Shelley Sterling and Sarah Jane Morris and is currently in post production on her film FIT FOR MURDER the true story of Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan, body-building royalty who got caught up in the murder of their assistant. Jodi directed a thriller, I'LL BE WATCHING starring Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars) which aired on Lifetime Worldwide. Jodi is working to get her passion project (original screenplay) #Sibtrip! into production in 2024. Jodi has been a Producing Director for the Syfy/Netflix hit Z NATION for all five seasons, directing multiple episodes and has penned several of those she directed. Proud to be a one of the 7% of female "Helmers" in Hollywood, Jodi is as comfortable with comedy as she is with drama. Jodi's romantic Christmas comedy A SNOWGLOBE CHRISTMAS is an annual favorite starring Alicia Witt and Donald Faison. Her poignant comedy, CALL WAITING, was the Official Selection of 9 major film festivals and was lauded as the WINNER for BEST COMEDY at the Santa Barbara and Tiburon International Film Festivals and was just released worldwide on Amazon Prime. Jodi also has a long list of producer credits to her name including Lisa Kudrow's WEB THERAPY (Emmy Nominee) and the Netflix hit Black Summer. Jodi lives in Los Angeles and of all the work she's proud of, foremost is her daughter, Logan, who is a graduate of the Creative Producing program at Chapman University, Dodge School of Film and Television and is the youngest agent ever promoted at the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Denver, Colorado, USA
- Director, actor, producer and writer
- 11 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Jodi Binstock's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
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 Jodi Binstock's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Jodi Binstock'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
14 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Daruma(2023)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Fit for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Below Deck Deceit(2023)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Affair Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Prisoner of Love(2022)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Brave Blue World(2019)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Black Summer(2019)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
I'll Be Watching(2018)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Z Nation(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
A Snow Globe Christmas(2013)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Social Nightmare(2013)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Web Therapy(2011)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Call Waiting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Boy Meets World(1993)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 1993 to 2024.
Film career
- 2013Screen debut· A Snow Globe Christmas
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.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2012, Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs.
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 Jodi Binstock's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 4 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 Jodi Binstock work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jodi Binstock's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alexander Yellen shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Delondra MesaShared titles: Black Summer (2019), A Snow Globe Christmas (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Delondra Mesa
Composers and cinematographers
- Alexander YellenShared titles: Daruma (2023), Prisoner of Love (2022), I'll Be Watching (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Alexander Yellen
- Jason GallagherShared titles: Below Deck Deceit (2023), Prisoner of Love (2022), I'll Be Watching (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Jason Gallagher
Producers
- Ashley SquiresShared titles: Below Deck Deceit (2023), Prisoner of Love (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Ashley Squires
Mixed roles
- Steve GrahamShared titles: Black Summer (2019), I'll Be Watching (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Graham
