Harry Elfont (born April 5, 1968) is an American screenwriter and film director. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in nearby Lower Moreland Township, he met his creative partner, Deborah Kaplan, while they were both enrolled at the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University (NYU). They have since written several films together, like Can't Hardly Wait and Josie and the Pussycats. Elfont was inducted into Lower Moreland High School's Hall of Fame in 1998. Elfont is married to actress Corinne Reilly. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Elfont, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 5, 1968 (58)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Writer and director
- 8 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Harry Elfont's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 6
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy7
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 Harry Elfont's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Harry Elfont'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
12 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Liza on Demand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Mary + Jane(2016)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all showsAmerican Judy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Leap Year(2010)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Made of Honor(2008)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Surviving Christmas(2004)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Josie and the Pussycats(2001)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Can't Hardly Wait(1998)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
A Very Brady Sequel(1996)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all filmsGuys with No Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Romantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 10 of them dated from 1996 to 2018.
Biggest box office
Made of Honor (2008)
Highest rated
Leap Year (2010)
Most popular right now
Made of Honor (2008)
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 Harry Elfont's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 31/100 in their films, across 7 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 Harry Elfont's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.
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 Harry Elfont work with?
People who share at least 2 of Harry Elfont's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Deborah Kaplan shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Deborah KaplanShared titles: Leap Year (2010), Made of Honor (2008), Surviving Christmas (2004), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), Can't Hardly Wait (1998), A Very Brady Sequel (1996)See all 7 shared titles with Deborah Kaplan
Actors
- Alan CummingShared titles: Josie and the Pussycats (2001), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Cumming
- Alexander MartinShared titles: Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Can't Hardly Wait (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Alexander Martin
Composers
- Randy EdelmanShared titles: Leap Year (2010), Surviving Christmas (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Randy Edelman
Producers
- Erin StamShared titles: Leap Year (2010), Surviving Christmas (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Erin Stam
- Betty ThomasShared titles: Surviving Christmas (2004), Can't Hardly Wait (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Betty Thomas
- Jenno ToppingShared titles: Surviving Christmas (2004), Can't Hardly Wait (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Jenno Topping
