Production

Denise Di Novi

Born March 21, 1956 · Sherman Oaks, California, USA (age 70)

Denise Di Novi is an American film producer and director. Denise Di Novi is one of the most prominent producers in Hollywood, producing dozens of films for most Hollywood studios. Her most popular include Heathers, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Crazy, Stupid, Love and Practical Magic, and Little Women starring Winona Ryder and Little Women starring Saoirse R…

Known For

Practical Magic

Practical Magic · 1998

Practical Magic

MovieRomanceFantasy

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas · 1993

The Nightmare Before Christmas

MovieFantasyAnimation

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

Batman Returns

Batman Returns · 1992

MovieActionFantasy

The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands · 1990

Edward Scissorhands

MovieFantasyDrama

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

Practical Magic 2

Practical Magic 2 · 2026

Practical Magic 2

MovieRomanceFantasy

The Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all.

The Lucky One

The Lucky One · 2012

MovieDramaRomance

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love. · 2011

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

MovieComedyDrama

Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

Little Women

Little Women · 2019

MovieDramaRomance

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

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Practical Magic

Practical Magic · 1998

Practical Magic

MovieRomanceFantasy

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

Producer

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas · 1993

The Nightmare Before Christmas

MovieFantasyAnimation

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

Producer

Batman Returns

Batman Returns · 1992

MovieActionFantasy

The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.

Producer

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands · 1990

Edward Scissorhands

MovieFantasyDrama

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

Producer

Practical Magic 2

Practical Magic 2 · 2026

Practical Magic 2

MovieRomanceFantasy

The Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all.

Producer

The Lucky One

The Lucky One · 2012

MovieDramaRomance

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

Producer

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love. · 2011

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

MovieComedyDrama

Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

Producer

Little Women

Little Women · 2019

MovieDramaRomance

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Producer

Catwoman

Catwoman · 2004

MovieActionFantasy

Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she's resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat — and she's eager to use her new skills... as a vigilante. Before you can say "cat and mouse", handsome gumshoe Tom Lone is on her tail, fascinated by both of her personas.

Producer

Original Sin

Original Sin · 2001

MovieThrillerDrama

A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

Producer

Little Women

Little Women · 1994

MovieDramaRomance

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Producer

Focus

MovieRomanceComedy

Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.

Producer

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach · 1996

James and the Giant Peach

MovieFamilyAnimation

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

Producer

A Walk to Remember

A Walk to Remember · 2002

A Walk to Remember

MovieDramaRomance

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

Producer

Videodrome

Videodrome · 1983

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.

Creative Consultant

Heathers

Heathers · 1989

MovieComedyCrime

A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.

Producer

What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants · 2003

What a Girl Wants

MovieFamilyComedy

American Daphne Reynolds heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her boho mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost father is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.

Producer

The Best of Me

The Best of Me · 2014

MovieDramaRomance

A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

Producer

The Sky Is Everywhere

The Sky Is Everywhere · 2022

The Sky Is Everywhere

MovieDramaRomance

Lennie is a teen musical prodigy grieving the death of her sister when she finds herself caught between a new guy at school and her sister's devastated boyfriend. Through her vivid imagination and conflicted heart, Lennie navigates first love and first loss.

Producer

Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle · 1999

Message in a Bottle

MovieRomanceDrama

A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.

Producer

Life As We Know It

Life As We Know It · 2010

Life As We Know It

MovieComedyRomance

After a disastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have in common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling careers and social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.

Executive Producer

Ed Wood

Ed Wood · 1994

MovieComedyDrama

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

Producer

If I Stay

If I Stay · 2014

Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car wreck changes everything in an instant, and now Mia's life hangs in the balance. Suspended between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future.

Executive Producer

Danny Collins

Danny Collins · 2015

MovieMusicComedy

An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.

Executive Producer

Bones

SeriesCrimeDrama

Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.

Director

Outlander

Outlander · 2014

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Director

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan · 2013

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.

Director

The District

The District · 2000

The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Police Department.

Executive Producer

Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete · 2015

SeriesDramaCrime

A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had.

Director

The Veil

The Veil · 2024

SeriesDramaCrime

Two women play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the CIA and French DGSE must put differences aside and work together to avert potential disaster.

Executive Producer