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Per Saari

Per Saari

Producer

Primetime Emmy winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as
Producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 18 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 39% in 30 days

What are Per Saari's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Survival
22%
Self
22%
Morality
12%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · 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 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
2
Absurd
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Per Saari's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Per Saari'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

18 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Margo's Got Money Troubles(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Scarpetta(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Anniversary(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Holland(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Couple(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Expats(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Lioness(2023)

    Show 24 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Love & Death(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Roar(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Nine Perfect Strangers(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Undoing(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Big Little Lies(2017)

    Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Family Fang(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Trespass(2011)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Monte Carlo(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Hole(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Discretion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Mice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Monte Carlo (2011)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Rabbit Hole (2010)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Margo's Got Money Troubles (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing18 of 18: 18 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

2010s5 · crew2020s11 · 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

a Primetime Emmy from 6 major nominations, 2017–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
  2. 2021
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
  3. 2020
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  4. 2018
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best International
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  5. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Limited Series

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 Per Saari's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Roar (2022)

64th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Big Little Lies (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 94% liked

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 Per Saari's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles12–68 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles19–60 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles34–75 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles24–61 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles20–57 · 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 Per Saari work with?

People who share at least 2 of Per Saari's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicole Kidman shares the most, 8.

Writers

Actors

Producers