Marc Levin (born in 1951) is a Jewish American filmmaker who is perhaps best known for his film Slam (1998) which won both the Sundance Film Festival's Dramatic Feature Grand Jury Prize and the Cannes Film Festival's Golden Camera award. Levin was awarded the 1997 DuPont-Columbia Award for CIA: America's Secret Warriors, a three-part series that first aired on the Discovery Channel. He is also the recipient of a 1999 primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special. In 1996, his Prisoners of the War on Drugs was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Informational Special. He was also nominated for an Emmy, in 2010, for his role as producer of the documentary series Brick City. Levin's documentary The Protocols of Zion, which is about resurgent anti-Semitism following the September 11, 2001 attacks, focuses on The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an anti-Semitic forgery which supposedly describes the Jewish plan for global domination. Although the book has been repeatedly debunked as an obvious forgery, Levin continually discovers various groups presenting it as "proof" for their own anti-Semitic agenda. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1973. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marc Levin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 31, 1951 (75)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director, producer and writer, also editor
- 24 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
What are Marc Levin's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 19
Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 13
Grounded 17 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 6
Steady 13 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet9
- Ambiguous11
- Other1
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 Marc Levin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (10).
- I Am Evidence (2017) · producer
- Adrienne (2021) · producer
- Class Divide (2015) · director, producer
- Hard Times: Lost on Long Island (2012) · director, producer
- Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story (2004) · producer
- An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (2024) · director, producer
- The Slow Hustle (2021) · producer
- Stockton on My Mind (2020) · director, writer, producer
- One Nation Under Stress (2019) · director, producer
- Baltimore Rising (2017) · producer
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Marc Levin'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
48 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Daughters of 9/11(2026)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hard Hat Riot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
It’s Basic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Adrienne(2021)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Slow Hustle(2021)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Stockton on My Mind(2020)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
I Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
One Nation Under Stress(2019)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Ocean Warriors - Chasing the Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
I Am Evidence(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Baltimore Rising(2017)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Rikers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Class Divide(2015)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Ocean Warriors(2016)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all filmsPrayer for a Perfect Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Dirty Old Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Brick City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Cadillac Records(2008)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Mr. Untouchable(2007)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Protocols of Zion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Back in the Hood: Gang War 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Godfathers and Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Job(2003)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Brooklyn Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Twilight: Los Angeles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Soldiers in the Army of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Whiteboyz(1999)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Thug Life in D.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Slam(1998)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all filmsThe Execution Machine: Texas Death Row (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
CIA - America's Secret Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Prisoners of the War on Drugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Gang War: Bangin' in Little Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Last Party(1993)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Mob Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Trump: What's the Deal?(1991)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 44 titles from 1990 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Cadillac Records (2008)
Highest rated
I Am Evidence (2017)
Most popular right now
Cadillac Records (2008)
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
a Primetime Emmy and 2 other major awards from 6 major nominations, 1998–2010.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Non-Fiction Special
- Cannes award, won
- Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
- Sundance award, won · 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 Marc Levin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Cult Classic5
- Crowd Pleaser14
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 16 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 Marc Levin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Marc Levin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daphne Pinkerson shares the most, 13.
Directors
- Mark BenjaminShared titles: One Nation Under Stress (2019), Ocean Warriors (2016), Class Divide (2015), Whiteboyz (1999), Slam (1998), The Last Party (1993)See all 6 shared titles with Mark Benjamin
- Sonja SohnShared titles: The Slow Hustle (2021), Baltimore Rising (2017), Slam (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Sonja Sohn
Writers
- Richard StrattonShared titles: Whiteboyz (1999), Slam (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Stratton
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Daniel B. LevinShared titles: One Nation Under Stress (2019), Class Divide (2015), Hard Times: Lost on Long Island (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel B. Levin
- Emir LewisShared titles: Mr. Untouchable (2007), Whiteboyz (1999), Slam (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Emir Lewis
- Christopher K. WalkerShared titles: Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators (2017), Freeway: Crack in the System (2015), Hard Times: Lost on Long Island (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher K. Walker
- Wendy BlackstoneShared titles: An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (2024), I Am Evidence (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Wendy Blackstone
Producers
- Daphne PinkersonShared titles: Daughters of 9/11 (2026), An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (2024), Adrienne (2021), The Slow Hustle (2021), Stockton on My Mind (2020), One Nation Under Stress (2019), Baltimore Rising (2017), Class Divide (2015), Freeway: Crack in the System (2015), Hard Times: Lost on Long Island (2012), Mr. Untouchable (2007), Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story (2004) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Daphne Pinkerson
- Nancy AbrahamShared titles: An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (2024), Adrienne (2021), The Slow Hustle (2021), Stockton on My Mind (2020), Baltimore Rising (2017), I Am Evidence (2017), Class Divide (2015), Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story (2004)See all 8 shared titles with Nancy Abraham
- Kara RozanskyShared titles: One Nation Under Stress (2019), Baltimore Rising (2017), Ocean Warriors (2016), Class Divide (2015), Freeway: Crack in the System (2015), Hard Times: Lost on Long Island (2012)See all 6 shared titles with Kara Rozansky
- Sheila NevinsShared titles: Baltimore Rising (2017), I Am Evidence (2017), Class Divide (2015), Hard Times: Lost on Long Island (2012), Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story (2004)See all 5 shared titles with Sheila Nevins
