Dan Sacks was born on 7 February 1977 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for So You Think You Can Dance (2005), A Chance to Dance (2012) and White Pepper (2001).
Biography from IMDb.
- February 7, 1977 (49)
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Producer, also editor
- 13 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are Dan Sacks' films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous4
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 Dan Sacks' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (7).
- Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) · producer
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023) · producer
- Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking (2024) · producer
- Superpowered: The DC Story (2023) · producer
- Bachelor Mansion Takeover (2026) · producer
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (2021) · producer
- Fast Friends (2024) · producer
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Dan Sacks' 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
15 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Fast Friends(2024)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
How Music Got Free(2024)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
How Music Got Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Loteria loca(2023)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Mental Samurai(2019)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
So You Think You Can Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 2005 to 2024.
Highest rated
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)
Most popular right now
Superpowered: The DC Story (2023)
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
5 major nominations and no wins, 2011–2022.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality - Competition Program
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 Dan Sacks' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed5
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 Dan Sacks work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dan Sacks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bridgette Theriault shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Leslie IwerksShared titles: 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023), Superpowered: The DC Story (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Leslie Iwerks
Cinematographers and editors
- Hyunsoo MoonShared titles: 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023), Superpowered: The DC Story (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Hyunsoo Moon
- Jonathan IngallsShared titles: 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023), Superpowered: The DC Story (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Ingalls
Producers
- Bridgette TheriaultShared titles: Bachelor Mansion Takeover (2026), Fast Friends (2024), Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking (2024), How Music Got Free (2024), The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga (2024), 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023), Loteria loca (2023)See all 7 shared titles with Bridgette Theriault
- Mike DarnellShared titles: 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023), Superpowered: The DC Story (2023), Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022), Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (2021), Mental Samurai (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Mike Darnell
- Brooke KarzenShared titles: Superpowered: The DC Story (2023), Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022), Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (2021), Mental Samurai (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Brooke Karzen
- Steve MelcherShared titles: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022), Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (2021), Mental Samurai (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Steve Melcher