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Wayne Isham

Wayne Isham

Director · Born December 2, 1958 (67)

Wayne Isham was born in 1958. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Billy Joel: Live in Leningrad (1987), Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder (1989) and Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2 (2019).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 2, 1958 (67)
Works as
Director
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 43 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Wayne Isham's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Genres

Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 99th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Music3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile
: browse their Music 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
Society
43%
Ideas
34%
Bonds
9%
Survival
9%
Power
4%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Thrilling
6
Triumphant
2
Hopeful
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Rousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • 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 Wayne Isham's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wayne Isham's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

43 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Metallica: Quebec Magnetic(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Cage the Elephant: Live from the Vic in Chicago(2012)

    Director

  • “Weird Al” Yankovic Live!: The Alpocalypse Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Tenacious D: Live at The Moore Theater in Seattle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Avril Lavigne: The Best Damn Tour - Live in Toronto(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Def Leppard: Rock of Ages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Judas Priest: Electric Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Great White: My...My...My... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Britney Spears: Britney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Queensrÿche: Live Evolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Metallica: Making of S&M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Metallica: S&M(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Metallica: Cunning Stunts(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • 12 Bucks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • HIStory on Film, Volume II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Roxette: Live-ism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Metallica: Live at San Diego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Queensrÿche: Operation Livecrime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Camera Operator

  • Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Moscow Music Peace Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Pink Floyd: Live in Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Pink Floyd: Live In Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Def Leppard: Live - In The Round, In Your Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Fleetwood Mac: Tango In The Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Billy Joel: Live in Leningrad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Mötley Crüe | Uncensored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles from 1986 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2 (2019)

$2.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Metallica: S&M (2000)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2 (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing41 of 42: 39 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score98thCinematography2 of 42: 1 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 42: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s9 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s1 · 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 Wayne Isham's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 98th percentile, the median of the 6 of 7 with a score; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

Avril Lavigne: The Best Damn Tour - Live in Toronto (2008)

78th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Metallica: S&M (2000)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 83/100 and the pacing 62/100 in their films, across 4 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 Wayne Isham work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wayne Isham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dana Marshall shares the most, 5.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers