Dominic Sena is an American film director.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 26, 1949 (77)
- Niles, Ohio, USA
- Director
- 5 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Dominic Sena's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
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 Dominic Sena's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Dominic Sena'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.
Season of the Witch(2011)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Whiteout(2009)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
13 Graves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
HBO First Look: Swordfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Swordfish(2001)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Gone in 60 Seconds(2000)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Janet Jackson: janet. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Kalifornia(1993)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1993 to 2011.
Biggest box office
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
Highest rated
Kalifornia (1993)
Most popular right now
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
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
1 major award from 2 major nominations, 1988–1990.
- Grammy Award, won · Best Music Video, Long Form
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Concept Music Video
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 Dominic Sena's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 54/100 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.
Is Dominic Sena's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Dominic Sena work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dominic Sena's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicolas Cage shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Nicolas CageShared titles: Season of the Witch (2011), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Nicolas Cage
Cinematographers and editors
- Martin HunterShared titles: Whiteout (2009), Kalifornia (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Hunter
- Paul CameronShared titles: Swordfish (2001), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Cameron
Producers
- Joel SilverShared titles: Whiteout (2009), Swordfish (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Silver
- Aristides McGarryShared titles: Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Kalifornia (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Aristides McGarry
