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Lance Mungia

Lance Mungia

Producer, director, writer and editor · United States

Lance Mungia (born 1972) is an American screenwriter and film director of the film Six String Samurai and co-writer/director of The Crow: Wicked Prayer for Dimension Films.

Biography from TMDB.

From
United States
Works as
Producer, director, writer and editor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 9 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Lance Mungia's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
45%
Power
25%
Bonds
11%
Morality
9%
Society
9%
Truth4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
4
Dread
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Lance Mungia's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lance Mungia'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

9 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Moment of Contact: New Revelations of Alien Encounters(2025)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Program(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Vegas Needs a New King: The Making of Six-String Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · as Self

  • The Phenomenon(2020)

    Additional Writing · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Third Eye Spies(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Editor · Music Editor · Producer · Sound Designer · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Crow: Wicked Prayer(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Sidewalkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Co-Producer

  • Six-String Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Co-Producer · Writer

  • A Garden For Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Producer · Production Design · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 1996 to 2024.

Highest rated

The Phenomenon (2020)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 8: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting5 of 8: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 8: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing6 of 8: 2 only producing, 4 with another roleMusic1 of 8: 0 only music, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 8: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 8: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 8: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

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

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Lance Mungia's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer, composer, cinematographer, editor

Third Eye Spies (2019)

81st percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer, editor

The Phenomenon (2020)

Midcredits 88th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 5 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 Lance Mungia work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lance Mungia's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Fox shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors