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Tamra Davis

Director, also producer, cinematographer and actor · Born January 22, 1962 (64) · California, USA

Sundance award nominee

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tamra Davis (born January 22, 1962) is an American film, television and music video director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tamra Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 22, 1962 (64)
From
California, USA
Works as
Director, also producer, cinematographer and actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Tamra Davis' films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Bonds
25%
Society
10%
Morality
7%
Ideas
7%
Survival
6%
Power
5%
Coming of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · 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 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Hopeful
5
Absurd
5
Warm
3
Melancholic
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Tamra Davis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tamra Davis' 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

46 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Outcome(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Best Summer(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 13: The Musical(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Afterparty(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Good Sam(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • P-Valley(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Stargirl(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • High School Musical: The Musical: The Series(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Dead to Me(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Miracle Workers(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • God Friended Me(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Alone Together(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Kevin (Probably) Saves the World(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Santa Clarita Diet(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Star(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Mary + Jane(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Younger(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Punk Singer(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Single Ladies(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Sons of Tucson(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child(2010)

    Director · Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Ex List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Men in Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Love Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Conversation with Basquiat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Everybody Hates Chris(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Keep Your Eyes Open (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Crossroads(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Britney: The Videos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Skipped Parts(2000)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Half Baked(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Best Men(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Billy Madison(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • No Alternative Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • CB4(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Guncrazy(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Goo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Editor

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1991 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Crossroads (2002)

$62M worldwide

Highest rated

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Crossroads (2002)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing44 of 45: 39 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting1 of 45: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 45: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography1 of 45: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 45: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 45: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

45 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s8 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Sundance award in 2010, Documentary.

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 Tamra Davis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director

Crossroads (2002)

86th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, producer

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 9 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 Tamra Davis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles29–50 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

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 Tamra Davis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tamra Davis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jessica Hernández shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Producers