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Melissa Rosenberg

Melissa Rosenberg

Writer · Born August 28, 1962 (64) · Marin County, California

Melissa Anne Rosenberg (born August 28, 1962) is an American screenwriter. She has worked in both film and television and has been nominated for two Emmy Awards, and two Writers Guild of America Awards. She won a Peabody Award. Since joining the Writers Guild of America, she has been involved in its Board of Directors and was a strike captain during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. She supports female screenwriters through the WGA Diversity Committee and co-founded the League of Hollywood Women Writers. She majored in Dance and Theatre at Bennington College in Vermont, but she later graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master's Degree in Film and Television Producing. She worked on several television series between 1993 and 2003 before joining The O.C.'s writing staff, eventually leaving the show to write the 2006 film Step Up. From 2006 to 2009, she served as the head writer of the Showtime series Dexter, rising to executive producer by the time that she departed at the end of the fourth season. She wrote her second produced screenplay, a film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel Twilight in 2007 and has since adapted the novel's two sequels, New Moon and Eclipse. Rosenberg will also be adapting Breaking Dawn. She is married to television director Lev L. Spiro, and they live in Los Angeles.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 28, 1962 (64)
From
Marin County, California
Works as
Writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Melissa Rosenberg's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
54%
Self
29%
Morality
11%
Survival
3%
Society
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
6
Tense
7
Melancholic
3
Triumphant
2
Dread
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Melissa Rosenberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Melissa Rosenberg'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

21 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Jessica Jones(2015)

    Show 26 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Red Widow(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Big Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2(2012)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1(2011)

    Screenplay · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse(2010)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon(2009)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Twilight(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 24 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Consulting Producer · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Step Up(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The O.C.(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Birds of Prey(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • The Magnificent Seven(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · Story · Supervising Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Story

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Dark Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Party of Five(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Class of '96 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1993 to 2015.

Biggest box office

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

$889M worldwide

Highest rated

Step Up (2006)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 21: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting20 of 21: 15 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thProducing5 of 21: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 21: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

21 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 6 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 Melissa Rosenberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

99thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor, writer

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

82nd percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Dexter (2006)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 27/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 6 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 Melissa Rosenberg's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles49–77 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles24–56 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles18–33 · median 25 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles9–31 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles40–75 · median 60 · intenseheavier 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 Melissa Rosenberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Melissa Rosenberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephenie Meyer shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers