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Allen Newman

Producer and director

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Allen Newman's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Genres

Music4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Music movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Documentary 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
Ideas
39%
Society
31%
Self
15%
Bonds
8%
Power
8%
Art4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

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 3 · 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 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Absurd
4
Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Romantic
1
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical2

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 Allen Newman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Allen Newman'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

20 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Jackie Evancho: Awakening - Live in Concert(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Romeo and Juliet(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Video Games Live: Level 2(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kidz Bop: Dance Moves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Bob Saget: That Ain't Right(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dave Attell: Captain Miserable(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Jim Norton: Monster Rain(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Kidz Bop: Everyone's a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Creator · Producer

  • Sarah Brightman: La Luna - Live in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Family Values Tour '98 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Woodstock '99(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Victor/Victoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Pete Townshend Live in New York Featuring Psychoderelict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Michael Jackson Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour(1992)

    Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy(1989)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1989 to 2016.

Highest rated

Michael Jackson Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour (1992)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Woodstock '99 (1999)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 13: 3 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing9 of 13: 8 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 13: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s3 · crew

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

How do Allen Newman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Jackie Evancho: Awakening - Live in Concert (2014)

98th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Michael Jackson Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour (1992)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 61/100 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 Allen Newman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Allen Newman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Beth McCarthy-Miller shares the most, 4.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers