Samuel Newman
Writer · Died September 1, 1977, aged 57 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- December 14, 1919
- September 1, 1977 (aged 57)
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Samuel Newman's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
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 Samuel Newman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Samuel 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
16 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Ground Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Wizard of Baghdad(1960)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Invisible Invaders(1959)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Perry Mason(1957)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Giant Claw(1957)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Desperate Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Jungle Man-Eaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Sky Commando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Valley of Head Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Prince of Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Jungle Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Tarzan's Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
The Judge(1949)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Shanghai Chest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1948 to 1973.
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 Samuel Newman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 35/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Samuel Newman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Samuel Newman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Katzman shares the most, 3.
Cinematographers and editors
- Saul A. GoodkindShared titles: The Wizard of Baghdad (1960), The Giant Claw (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Saul A. Goodkind
- Benjamin H. KlineShared titles: The Giant Claw (1957), The Judge (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Benjamin H. Kline
Producers
- Sam KatzmanShared titles: The Wizard of Baghdad (1960), The Giant Claw (1957), Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)See all 3 shared titles with Sam Katzman
Mixed roles
- Robert E. KentShared titles: Invisible Invaders (1959), Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Robert E. Kent