Sara Risher
- Producer
- 28 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Known for
What are Sara Risher's films like?
Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
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.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 5 · Earnest 18
Light 8 · Serious 11 · Dark 8
A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 14
Steady 6 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 6
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 6
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2
Casual 11 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 4
Resolved 18 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet15
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Sara Risher's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) · producer
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) · producer
- New Nightmare (1994) · actor, producer
- Alone in the Dark (1982) · producer
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) · producer
- A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) · producer
- A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) · producer
Subscription and free streaming for Sara Risher'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
32 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
55 Steps(2017)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Lila & Eve(2015)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Demented(2013)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
The Last Mimzy(2007)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Broken Bridges(2006)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Raise Your Voice(2004)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Wrongfully Accused(1998)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
In Love and War(1996)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Last Man Standing(1996)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
New Nightmare(1994)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Blink(1994)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Wide Sargasso Sea(1993)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Surf Ninjas(1993)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Pump Up the Volume(1990)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Book of Love(1990)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Lucky Stiff(1988)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Hairspray(1988)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
My Demon Lover(1987)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Stranded(1987)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Quiet Cool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Critters(1986)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The First Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Alone in the Dark(1982)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Polyester(1981)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Stunts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Bell, Book & Candle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 1977 to 2018.
Biggest box office
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
Highest rated
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Film career
- 1994Screen debut· Wes Craven's New Nightmare
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 Sara Risher's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th13
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 28 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed11
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 Sara Risher's work okay for kids?
Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier 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 Sara Risher work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sara Risher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Shaye shares the most, 15.
Directors
- Robert ShayeShared titles: The Last Mimzy (2007), Blink (1994), New Nightmare (1994), Book of Love (1990), A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), My Demon Lover (1987), Stranded (1987), Critters (1986), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) and 3 moreSee newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Robert Shaye
- Wes CravenShared titles: New Nightmare (1994), A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)See all 6 shared titles with Wes Craven
- Jack SholderShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), Alone in the Dark (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Sholder
Writers
- Pat ProftShared titles: Wrongfully Accused (1998), Lucky Stiff (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Pat Proft
- William KotzwinkleShared titles: Book of Love (1990), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)See all 2 shared titles with William Kotzwinkle
Actors
- Robert EnglundShared titles: New Nightmare (1994), A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)See all 6 shared titles with Robert Englund
- Heather LangenkampShared titles: New Nightmare (1994), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)See all 3 shared titles with Heather Langenkamp
- Leslie NielsenShared titles: Wrongfully Accused (1998), Surf Ninjas (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Leslie Nielsen
- Michael YorkShared titles: Wrongfully Accused (1998), Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Michael York
Cinematographers and editors
- Jacques HaitkinShared titles: Lucky Stiff (1988), My Demon Lover (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)See all 4 shared titles with Jacques Haitkin
- Chuck WeissShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Chuck Weiss
- Rick ShaineShared titles: Blink (1994), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Rick Shaine
- Tom WallsShared titles: Surf Ninjas (1993), Lucky Stiff (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Walls
Producers
- Rachel TalalayShared titles: Book of Love (1990), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Rachel Talalay
- Rupert HarveyShared titles: Pump Up the Volume (1990), A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), Critters (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Rupert Harvey
- Stephen DienerShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Stephen Diener
- Karen KochShared titles: Wide Sargasso Sea (1993), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Karen Koch
Mixed roles
- Toby EmmerichShared titles: The Last Mimzy (2007), Raise Your Voice (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Toby Emmerich
