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Emily Ting

Emily Ting

Producer, director, writer and actor

Born in Taiwan, Emily Ting is an award-winning writer, director, and producer. Her latest release GIRL HAUNTS BOY, starring Peyton List and Michael Cimino, premiered on Netflix in the fall of 2024 and garnered two Emmy nominations. Before that, she directed Netflix's TALL GIRL 2, the sequel to the hit teen rom-com, which was released worldwide over Valentine's Day weekend in 2022. She also wrote and directed the independent features ALREADY TOMORROW IN HONG KONG (theatrically released in 2016) and GO BACK TO CHINA (premiered at SXSW in 2019). As a screenwriter, Emily co-wrote several Hallmark holiday films, including CHRISTMAS WITH THE SINGHS (2024), SEALED WITH A LIST (2023) and CHRISTMAS AT THE GOLDEN DRAGON (2022). She is currently developing MERRY FRIENDSMAS for the network. Her latest script RED ENVELOPE, a Lunar New Year rom-com, made The Love List in 2026. Next up, Emily is attached to write and direct KISSES AND CROISSANTS for Alloy Entertainment. Emily resides in Los Angeles with her twins Austin and Celeste, and is represented by Verve Agency.

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Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Emily Ting's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
38%
Society
9%
Survival
6%
Ideas
5%
Morality
2%
Self-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Hopeful
9
Bittersweet
5
Joyful
4
Melancholic
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Emily Ting's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emily Ting'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

19 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Christmas with the Singhs(2024)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Girl Haunts Boy(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Sealed with a List(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Christmas at the Golden Dragon(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Tall Girl 2(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Cat Daddies(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • I Will Make You Mine(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Go Back to China(2019)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Woman on Phone

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Year and Change(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Land Ho!(2014)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Man from Reno(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Pit Stop(2013)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dame tus ojos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Co-Producer

  • The Distance Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • The Kitchen(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Family, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Big Bad Swim(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • What's Love Got to Do with It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2002 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Land Ho! (2014)

$728K worldwide

Highest rated

Cat Daddies (2022)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Tall Girl 2 (2022)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 16: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting7 of 16: 5 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting5 of 16: 3 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thProducing8 of 16: 6 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s6 · 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 Emily Ting's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

I Will Make You Mine (2020)

88th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Cat Daddies (2022)

Midcredits 80th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 14 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.

Is Emily Ting's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles25–49 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Emily Ting work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emily Ting's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josh Silfen shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers