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Paula DuPré Pesmen

Paula DuPré Pesmen

Producer and writer · Boulder, Colorado, USA

Oscar nominee · 2 other major award bodies

From
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
19 on MovieCove
TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Paula DuPré Pesmen's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
6
Joyful
3
Other
7

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Paula DuPré Pesmen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Paula DuPré Pesmen'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

19 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Whistle(2025)

    Co-Writer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Porcelain War(2024)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Quincy(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Human Element(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Chasing Coral(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Life Itself(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Keep on Keepin' On(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Chasing Ice(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • The Cove(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Rent(2005)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Monkeybone(2001)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Bicentennial Man(1999)

    Associate Producer · as Feingold's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Stepmom(1998)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Jingle All the Way(1996)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Nine Months(1995)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Mrs. Doubtfire(1993)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1993 to 2025.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 17: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 17: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing17 of 17: 14 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score90th

17 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2000s6 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s2 · 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.

Awards

2 major awards from 4 major nominations, 2010–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary Feature
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
  2. 2019
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Film
  3. 2010
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures

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 Paula DuPré Pesmen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 57/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Paula DuPré Pesmen's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Paula DuPré Pesmen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paula DuPré Pesmen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David J. Cornfield shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles