Sarah Esberg
Sarah Esberg joined Drew Goddard's production firm, Goddard Textiles, as president, after working as a producer and executive for Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment. She executive produced TV shows including Netflix's "The OA" and Starz's "Sweetbitter," as well as filmmaker-driven films like Felix van Groeningen's "Beautiful Boy," Bong Joon Ho's "Okja," and Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight" and "If Beale Street Could Talk." She is developing a wide range of programs for Disney's linear and streaming platforms, including FX, Hulu, Disney+, and ABC, at Goddard Textiles. She is also producing a number of multi-genre films. Her current projects include the highly anticipated next installment of the Warner Bros. "The Matrix" franchise, which Goddard will write and direct; Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's "Project Hail, Mary," starring Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller, which Goddard wrote; and "High Potential," starring Kaitlin Olson. Esberg, who has degrees from Stanford University and UCLA School of Law, started her career as a low-budget indie film producer for producer/director Roger Corman's production firm.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer
- 15 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Sarah Esberg's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self 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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 5
Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- 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 Sarah Esberg's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Sarah Esberg'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
20 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Project Hail Mary(2026)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Phony(2026)
High Potential(2024)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Kajillionaire(2020)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Beautiful Boy(2018)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Brad's Status(2017)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Okja(2017)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
War Machine(2017)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The OA(2016)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Moonlight(2016)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Hitting the Apex(2015)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
True Story(2015)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Nightingale(2014)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Demon Slayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Operation Balikatan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Nevermoor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Pagans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Matrix 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 14 of them dated from 2003 to 2026.
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 Sarah Esberg's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed2
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 Sarah Esberg's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs 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 Sarah Esberg work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sarah Esberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brad Pitt shares the most, 10.
Directors
- Barry JenkinsShared titles: The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Moonlight (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Barry Jenkins
Writers
- Drew GoddardShared titles: Phony (2026), Project Hail Mary (2026), High Potential (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Drew Goddard
Actors
- Brad PittShared titles: Kajillionaire (2020), The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), Beautiful Boy (2018), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Brad's Status (2017), War Machine (2017), Moonlight (2016), Hitting the Apex (2015), True Story (2015), Nightingale (2014)See all 10 shared titles with Brad Pitt
- Finn WittrockShared titles: The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Finn Wittrock
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Emile MosseriShared titles: Kajillionaire (2020), The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Emile Mosseri
- James LaxtonShared titles: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Moonlight (2016)See all 2 shared titles with James Laxton
- Joi McMillonShared titles: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Moonlight (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Joi McMillon
- Nat SandersShared titles: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Moonlight (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Nat Sanders
Producers
- Dede GardnerShared titles: Kajillionaire (2020), The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), Beautiful Boy (2018), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Brad's Status (2017), War Machine (2017), Moonlight (2016), Hitting the Apex (2015), True Story (2015), Nightingale (2014)See all 10 shared titles with Dede Gardner
- Jeremy KleinerShared titles: Kajillionaire (2020), The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), Beautiful Boy (2018), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Brad's Status (2017), War Machine (2017), Moonlight (2016), Hitting the Apex (2015), True Story (2015), Nightingale (2014)See all 10 shared titles with Jeremy Kleiner
- Andrea MassaroShared titles: Phony (2026), High Potential (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Andrea Massaro
- Jillian LongneckerShared titles: Kajillionaire (2020), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jillian Longnecker
