Youssef Delara, a native of Los Angeles, began his education in the art of film at Loyola Marymount Film School where he focused on directing while pursuing additional coursework in photography at Art Center College of Art and Design. After college he applied his acute visual sense working as a Visual Effects Associate on the highly successful Paramount Television series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, eventually becoming Visual Effects Supervisor. He later went on to produce visual effects for Star Trek: Voyager as well as sequences for the popular Star Trek feature films Generations and Insurrection. In 2004, Delara wrote, directed and edited his first feature film, " English as a Second Language ," starring Kuno Becker, Maria Conchita Alonso and Michael Higgins, a powerful drama loosely based on his experiences living in Los Angeles. In 2009, Cima Productions produced and he again wrote, directed and edited " Bedrooms " starring: Julie Benz, Moon Bloodgood, Xander Berkely and Barry Bostwick. In 2011, Delara began production on a passion project set in the streets of Los Angeles, "Filly Brown" , starring Latino staples, Edward James Olmos, Jenni Rivera and Lou Diamond Phillips as well as the young face and would-be star, Gina Rodriguez. The story tracks the journey of a street rapper from unknown to the precipice of pop stardom and although the powerful family story caters to the burgeoning 3rd generation American Latino audience it is steeped with original underground hip hop music. " Filly Brown " was selected for Dramatic Competition in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. In 2013, Delara directed and edited " Enter The Dangerous Mind ", a twisted psychological thriller that was selected to the 2014 SXSW film festival. The disturbing film stars, Nikki Reed, Scott Bakula, and Jason Priestly and tracks the mind splitting journey of a psychotic EDM musician moments before going on a horrific killing spree. In 2015 Delara changed gears, writing, directing and editing an urban romantic comedy " The Bounce Back ", starring the beloved heartthrob Shemar Moore, funny man Bill Bellamy and the sexy Nadine Velasquez. The film centers on the journey of a self help love guru novelist and a clinical psychologist who became a media sensation after butting heads on national television. Complications arise when the two ideological opposite fall in love. Delara is developing a powerful one-hour music driven dramatic television series with BET as well as directing a courtroom drama and true story, "Foster Boy" to be filmed in the fall of 2017.
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Biography from IMDb.
- February 5, 1973 (53)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Director, editor, writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Youssef Delara's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Youssef Delara's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- The Man with the Silver Case (2023) · editor · free
- Foster Boy (2019) · director · free
- Las Tres Sisters (2025) · writer, editor · free
- Filly Brown (2012) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Z Nation (2014) · director · free
- The Bounce Back (2016) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Endgame (2015) · editor · free
- Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013) · director, producer, editor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Youssef Delara'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
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Las Tres Sisters(2025)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Let Us Make Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Foster Boy(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Bounce Back(2016)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Endgame(2015)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Z Nation(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Filly Brown(2012)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Enter the Dangerous Mind(2013)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Bedrooms(2010)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
ESL: English as a Second Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Star Trek: Insurrection(1998)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all filmsStalk Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1998 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Filly Brown (2012)
Highest rated
Foster Boy (2019)
Most popular right now
The Bounce Back (2016)
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 2012, Dramatic.
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 Youssef Delara's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 6 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.
Who does Youssef Delara work with?
People who share at least 2 of Youssef Delara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Kufrin shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Victor TeranShared titles: The Bounce Back (2016), Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013), Filly Brown (2012), Bedrooms (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Victor Teran
- Michael D. OlmosShared titles: Filly Brown (2012), Bedrooms (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Michael D. Olmos
Actors
- Julie BenzShared titles: Foster Boy (2019), Bedrooms (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Julie Benz
- Michael BeachShared titles: Foster Boy (2019), The Bounce Back (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Beach
- Daniel Edward MoraShared titles: Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013), Filly Brown (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Edward Mora
- Gina RodriguezShared titles: Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013), Filly Brown (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Gina Rodriguez
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Ben KufrinShared titles: Foster Boy (2019), The Bounce Back (2016), Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013), Filly Brown (2012), Bedrooms (2010)See all 5 shared titles with Ben Kufrin
- Reza SafiniaShared titles: The Bounce Back (2016), Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013), Filly Brown (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Reza Safinia
- Eric R. BrodeurShared titles: Filly Brown (2012), Bedrooms (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Eric R. Brodeur
Producers
- Amir DelaraShared titles: The Bounce Back (2016), Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013), Filly Brown (2012), Bedrooms (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Amir Delara
- Maury RogowShared titles: Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013), Bedrooms (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Maury Rogow