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Adam Rehmeier

Adam Rehmeier

Director, producer, editor and writer · Born August 5, 1976 (50) · Nebraska City, Nebraska, USA

Sundance award nominee

Adam Carter Rehmeier (born August 5, 1976) is an American film director, writer and cinematographer best known for his coming of age films Dinner in America (2020) and Snack Shack (2024). Rehmeier grew up in Nebraska City, Nebraska, the son of District Judge Randall Rehmeier. As a teenager in the early 1990s he worked the snack shack, at Steinhart Park Pool in the Missouri River community, an experience he would later write into his film Snack Shack. He attended Columbia College in Chicago where he studied film with a cinematography concentration. He began working as a documentary camera operator, shooting low-budget feature films and documenting the touring jam band Phish.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 5, 1976 (50)
From
Nebraska City, Nebraska, USA
Works as
Director, producer, editor and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 5% in 30 days

What are Adam Rehmeier's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
62%
Self
20%
Power
18%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
2
Joyful
2
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Adam Rehmeier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Rehmeier'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

52 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Carolina Caroline(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Snack Shack(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dinner in America(2020)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Land Grab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Co-Producer · Editor

  • Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen(2015)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Big Sur(2013)

    Assistant Director · Documentation & Support

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Jonas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Adaptation · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • Mel Brooks Strikes Back! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Camera Operator

  • The Bunny Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Editor · Producer · Story

  • Stay Cool(2009)

    Assistant Director · Documentation & Support · Epk Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Camera Operator

  • The Smell of Success(2009)

    Assistant Director · Documentation & Support

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Deep Currents: Making 'A River Runs Through It' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Camera Operator

  • My Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Slimer Mode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Camera Operator

  • The Blackfoot Challenge: Rescuing a River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Camera Operator

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year(2009)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Rogue Male: The Making of 'Man Hunt' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Camera Operator

  • In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Warner at War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Fednet Mode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Frank in the Fifties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Inside Norad: Cold War Fortress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Revolution: Animating Ex Machina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Shoot Up/Shoot Out: The Story Behind 'The Man with the Golden Arm' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Small Town, Big Picture: The Story of 'Some Came Running' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices(2008)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film(2008)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce(2008)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Drawn for Glory: Animation's Triumph at the Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Inside 'The Apartment' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Camera Operator

  • Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Camera Operator

  • The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Camera Operator

  • I Yam What I Yam: The Story of Popeye the Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Camera Operator

  • The Filthy Thirteen: Real Stories from Behind the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • Shadows of Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • The Colonel and the King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • Return of the Thundering Herd: The Story That Inspired 'We Are Marshall' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • Job 7:10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Gaffer

  • I Love Your Work(2003)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Phish: IT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Camera Operator

  • Northfork(2003)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Shut-Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Urban Ground Squirrels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer · as Paranoid Willy

  • Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Henry and Marvin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Screenplay

  • A Bobby Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Do Robots Run Red Lights? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Elegy for an American Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles, 49 of them dated from 2001 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Snack Shack (2024)

$456K worldwide

Highest rated

Dinner in America (2020)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Carolina Caroline (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 52: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting8 of 52: 0 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting6 of 52: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing7 of 52: 0 only producing, 7 with another roleMusic2 of 52: 0 only music, 2 with another roleCinematography7 of 52: 2 only cinematography, 5 with another roleEditing6 of 52: 0 only editing, 6 with another roleOther crew39 of 52: 39 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

52 titles, 11 with more than one role.

By decade

2000s37 · 1 acting · 37 crew2010s9 · crew2020s3 · crew

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

Nominated for a Sundance award in 2020, 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 Adam Rehmeier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 13; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed5

Most loved · director, writer, composer, editor

Dinner in America (2020)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Is Adam Rehmeier's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Adam Rehmeier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Rehmeier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Philippe Bernier shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers