Anthony Mandler (born April 18, 1973) is an American film director, music video director, television commercial director and photographer. As a music video director, his most notable and frequent collaborator is Rihanna. The two have worked on sixteen music videos together throughout her career, beginning with "Unfaithful" in 2006 and most recently "Diamonds" in 2012.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 18, 1973 (53)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Director and producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Anthony Mandler's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Anthony Mandler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Mandler'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
12 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Surrounded(2023)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Monster(2018)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Happiness Continues(2020)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all filmsPlease Forgive Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
David Beckham: Into the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Tropico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
National Anthem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Spice Girls: Greatest Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
B'Day Anthology Video Album (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Bridge to Terabithia(1985)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all filmsHead Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1985 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Usher: Rendezvous in Paris (2024)
Highest rated
Happiness Continues (2020)
Most popular right now
Monster (2018)
Film career
- 1985Screen debut· Bridge to Terabithia
How do Anthony Mandler's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 52. 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 Anthony Mandler work with?
People who share at least 2 of Anthony Mandler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Devlin shares the most, 2.
Cinematographers
- David DevlinShared titles: Happiness Continues (2020), Monster (2018)See all 2 shared titles with David Devlin
Producers
- Ned DoyleShared titles: Usher: Rendezvous in Paris (2024), Happiness Continues (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ned Doyle
- Aaron L. GilbertShared titles: Surrounded (2023), Monster (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Aaron L. Gilbert
- Jason ClothShared titles: Surrounded (2023), Monster (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Cloth
- Richard McConnellShared titles: Surrounded (2023), Monster (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Richard McConnell
