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Howard Ellis

Producer, also writer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Howard Ellis' films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
26%
Self
22%
Morality
18%
Survival
14%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 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 12 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 7

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 14

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 14 · 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 12 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Thrilling
17
Hopeful
9
Melancholic
8
Dread
7
Other
36

How their films linger

Hopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous7

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 Howard Ellis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Howard Ellis' 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

41 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Tale of Two Cities(2026)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Amadeus(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Ballerina(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Eric(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Alien: Romulus(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Borderlands(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Carry-On(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dune: Part Two(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Day of the Jackal(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Killer's Game(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Moon Knight(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The School for Good and Evil(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Black Widow(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dune(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Gemini Man(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Terminator: Dark Fate(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Spy Who Dumped Me(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Jamestown(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Last Kingdom(2015)

    Show 46 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Martian(2015)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Spy(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • World Without End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 29 episodes · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Pillars of the Earth(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Land(2005)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Five People You Meet in Heaven(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol: The Musical(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dinotopia(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Dinotopia(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Arabian Nights(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Prince and the Pauper(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mary, Mother of Jesus(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Simon Birch(1998)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Deep Rising(1998)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Tom and Huck(1995)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Weekend at Bernie's II(1993)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Leap of Faith(1988)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1988 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Dune: Part Two (2024)

$715M worldwide

Highest rated

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 23: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing22 of 23: 19 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew3 of 23: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

23 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s3 · 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 nominations and no wins, 2000–2002.

  1. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries
  2. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries

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 Howard Ellis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

A Tale of Two Cities (2026)

86th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 26 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 Howard Ellis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles47–86 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles13–58 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles34–83 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles23–46 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles41–67 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Howard Ellis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Howard Ellis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Goodman shares the most, 26.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles