Anne Wheeler, OC (born September 23, 1946 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian film and television writer, producer and director. Graduating in Mathematics from the University of Alberta she was a computer programmer before traveling abroad. Her years of travels inspired her to become a storyteller and when she returned she joined a group of old friends to form a film collective. For most of the seventies, she made documentaries, including A War Story for the National Film Board which was about her father, Ben Wheeler and his time as a doctor in a P.O.W. camp. In the eighties she turned to dramatic films, beginning with Teach Me to Dance, about an unlikely friendship between two girls from different cultures. In addition to her films, she has directed episodes of Cold Squad, Da Vinci's Inquest, Mysterious Ways, This Is Wonderland and The Guard. She has been awarded six honorary doctorates and in 1995, was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anne Wheeler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 23, 1946 (80)
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Director, writer and producer, also actor
- 29 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
What are Anne Wheeler's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 18
Light 13 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 17 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 8 · Intense 1
Steady 14 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2
Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 15 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 3
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- 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 Anne Wheeler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- When Calls the Heart (2014) · director
- Chesapeake Shores (2016) · director
- The Color of Rain (2014) · director
- A Country Wedding (2015) · director
- Heaven Down Here (2023) · director
- Private Eyes (2016) · director
- Friends & Family Christmas (2023) · director, producer
- Stop the Wedding (2016) · director
- Wedding of a Lifetime (2022) · director
- Endgame (2011) · director · free
- Cold Squad (1998) · director · free
- Edge of Madness (2002) · director, writer · free
- Just Breathe (2008) · director · free
- The Bouquet (2013) · director · free
- The Romeo Section (2015) · creator · free
- Christmas on Chestnut Street (2006) · director · free
- Strange Empire (2014) · director · free
- Knockout (2011) · director · free
Subscription and free streaming for Anne Wheeler'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
67 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Heaven Down Here(2023)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Kathryn: The Story of a Teller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Wedding of a Lifetime(2022)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Monkey Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Anne with an E(2017)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Chesapeake Shores(2016)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Stop the Wedding(2016)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Private Eyes(2016)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
The Romeo Section(2015)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
A Country Wedding(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
When Calls the Heart: Change of Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
When Calls the Heart: The Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Color of Rain(2014)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
When Calls the Heart(2014)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Strange Empire(2014)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Reign(2013)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Chi(2013)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Bouquet(2013)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Horses of McBride(2012)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Endgame(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Knockout(2011)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Cra$h & Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Living Out Loud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Dancing Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Mail Order Bride(2008)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Just Breathe(2008)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
A Beachcombers Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
This Is Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Betrayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Edge of Madness(2002)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Suddenly Naked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Preludes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Marine Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Legs Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Mysterious Ways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Hope Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Better Than Chocolate(1999)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Da Vinci's Inquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Cold Squad(1998)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
The Sleep Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Jake and The Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The War Between Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Other Women's Children(1993)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Diviners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
North of 60 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Angel Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Bye Bye Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Cowboys Don't Cry(1988)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Loyalties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
To Set Our House in Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all showsChildren of Alcohol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
A War Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Teach Me to Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Priory: The Only Home I've Got (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Forests and Vladimir Krajina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Red Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Augusta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Great Grand Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Promises, Promises ... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Career shape
A full career of 66 titles from 1973 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Better Than Chocolate (1999)
Highest rated
The Color of Rain (2014)
Most popular right now
Strange Empire (2014)
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 Anne Wheeler's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic5
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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.
Who does Anne Wheeler work with?
People who share at least 2 of Anne Wheeler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Mitchnick shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Nancey SilversShared titles: A Country Wedding (2015), The Color of Rain (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Nancey Silvers
Actors
- Tom HeatonShared titles: Just Breathe (2008), Mail Order Bride (2008), Christmas on Chestnut Street (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Heaton
- Ali LiebertShared titles: Friends & Family Christmas (2023), Strange Empire (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ali Liebert
- Patrick GilmoreShared titles: The Color of Rain (2014), The Horses of McBride (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Gilmore
- Ellie HarvieShared titles: The Bouquet (2013), Christmas on Chestnut Street (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Ellie Harvie
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Paul MitchnickShared titles: Wedding of a Lifetime (2022), The Color of Rain (2014), The Bouquet (2013), The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger (2009), Just Breathe (2008)See all 5 shared titles with Paul Mitchnick
- Graeme ColemanShared titles: Friends & Family Christmas (2023), Wedding of a Lifetime (2022), Just Breathe (2008), Better Than Chocolate (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Graeme Coleman
- Lara MazurShared titles: Stop the Wedding (2016), Strange Empire (2014), The Color of Rain (2014), The Horses of McBride (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Lara Mazur
- Jon AnctilShared titles: Friends & Family Christmas (2023), Heaven Down Here (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Anctil
Producers
- Jack NasserShared titles: The Bouquet (2013), Knockout (2011), Christmas on Chestnut Street (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Jack Nasser
- Joseph NasserShared titles: The Bouquet (2013), Knockout (2011), Christmas on Chestnut Street (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Joseph Nasser
- Tara Cowell-PlainShared titles: The Bouquet (2013), Knockout (2011), Christmas on Chestnut Street (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Tara Cowell-Plain
- Jamie GoehringShared titles: Wedding of a Lifetime (2022), The Color of Rain (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jamie Goehring
