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Elana Lesser

Writer, also producer

Writer / Story Writer.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Elana Lesser's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
43%
Self
36%
Society
9%
Ideas
5%
Morality
4%
Power
2%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 15 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Hopeful
15
Warm
12
Thrilling
7
Romantic
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy23

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 Elana Lesser's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elana Lesser'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

39 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Molly and the Great One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer

  • Curious George: Royal Monkey(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie(2015)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • A Very Pink Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • The Little Engine That Could(2011)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Mean Girls 2(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Barbie and the Diamond Castle(2008)

    Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Barbie as the Island Princess(2007)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper(2004)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Balto III: Wings of Change(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Beethoven's 5th(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Barbie of Swan Lake(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Barbie as Rapunzel(2002)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Balto: Wolf Quest(2001)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Lion of Oz(2000)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Snowden's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Dragon Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 14 episodes · Writer

  • Cats Don't Dance(1997)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Arthur(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Balto(1995)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Jingle Bell Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Teleplay

  • The Magic Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer

  • Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Wizard of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • What-a-Mess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Dink, the Little Dinosaur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • A Chipmunk Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Co-Writer

  • CBS Storybreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Teleplay

  • Star Wars: Ewoks(1985)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 13 episodes · Writer

  • Donkey Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Mister T(1983)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Code Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Fangface(1978)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1981 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Balto (1995)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper (2004)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing34 of 35: 33 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing1 of 35: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 35: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s6 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s1 · 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 Elana Lesser's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades (1990)

88th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper (2004)

Midcredits 89th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 17 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 Elana Lesser's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles14–28 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles13–27 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles1–39 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles0–30 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles19–67 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Elana Lesser work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elana Lesser's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cliff Ruby shares the most, 23.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers