At sixteen years old, Shane had already received his first Emmy Award for his work on Desperate Passage (1987) which starred Michael Landon. Over the next few years he learned filmmaking under his father Lee Stanley on what became known as The Desperate Passage Series (1988 to 1995) starring Sharon Gless, Edward James Olmos, Marlo Thomas and Louis Gossett Jr.. The self-produced series earned a total of thirty-three Emmy nominations, (winning thirteen) as well as numerous Christopher Awards and CINE Golden Eagles. In 1994, the Stanleys feature film, Street Pirates (1994) was a two-time winner of the CINE Golden Eagle Award for best feature documentary and film editing. In 2001, Shane launched Visual Arts Entertainment, his own production company, most notably credited with Gridiron Gang (2006) starring Dwayne Johnson & Xzibit as well as the critically acclaimed independent film, A Sight for Sore Eyes (2004) with Academy Award nominee, Gary Busey. The film, (produced for under $10,000) marked Shane's directorial debut and went on to win the Gold Special Jury Award at Worldfest Houston, Best Dramatic Short Film at the International Family Film Festival, a Telly Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film and Television as well as two Aurora Awards for writing & directing. The film was also invited to Cannes to compete in the annual international film festival. Other directing credits to his name include Mistrust, starring two-time Golden Globe® and Emmy® Award winner Jane Seymour, Break Even with Tasya Teles, Steve Guttenberg, and Golden Globe® nominee, Joanna Pacula which he also produced with Adam Kane (Prodigal Son, 24: Live Another Day, Heroes). Shane produced and directed the action-comedy, Double Threat starring Matthew Lawrence and Dawn Olivieri (Yellowstone, 1883), which The New York Times listed on their Top 5-Action Movies to Stream Now and was the sole indie feature among Hollywood blockbusters on Amazon Prime's "Top 10 in the US" list remaining there for several weeks and peaking at #4. The film enjoyed similar success on Netflix's world-wide charts, ranking #1 in 16/17 countries the week of its debut and remained on the platform's Top-10 most watched films in the summer of 2024. Shane's action-thriller, Night Train, starring Danielle C. Ryan and Diora Baird premiered on HULU where it reached #1 on the platform and remained in the top spot for an astonishing five weeks in 2023. Night Train is the story of a single mom struggling to make ends meet as a Hollywood teamster who evades capture by a ruthless FBI Agent while running black market medical supplies in her legendary souped-up pickup truck. It also stars Joe Lando, Ivan Sergei, and Joseph D. Reitman.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 15, 1971 (55)
- Encino, California, USA
- Producer, editor, director and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Shane Stanley's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 10
Light 4 · Serious 8 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- 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 Shane Stanley's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- Gridiron Gang (2006) · producer · free
- Mistrust (2018) · director, writer, producer · free
- The Untold Story (2019) · director, writer, producer · free
- Carman: The Champion (2001) · editor · free
- My Trip Back to the Dark Side (2014) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Break Even (2020) · director, producer, editor · free
- Double Threat (2022) · director, producer, editor · free
- Five Aces (1999) · producer · free
- Night Train (2023) · director, producer, editor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Shane Stanley'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
18 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
The Legend of Van Dorn(2026)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Double Threat(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Night Train(2023)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Break Even(2020)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Untold Story(2019)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Mistrust(2018)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Pleasure or Pain(2013)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Gridiron Gang(2006)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all filmsDream Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Poison - Greatest Videos Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Carman: The Champion(2001)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Five Aces(1999)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
No Code of Conduct(1998)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
A Letter from Death Row (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Free Money(1998)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
A Step Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Six Days in Evergreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1992 to 2026.
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 Shane Stanley's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic4
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Shane Stanley's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Shane Stanley work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shane Stanley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Stanley shares the most, 4.
Writers
- CJ WalleyShared titles: Night Train (2023), Double Threat (2022), Break Even (2020)See all 3 shared titles with CJ Walley
- Lee StanleyShared titles: Break Even (2020), The Untold Story (2019), Gridiron Gang (2006), Carman: The Champion (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Lee Stanley
Actors
- Joe LandoShared titles: The Legend of Van Dorn (2026), Night Train (2023), The Untold Story (2019), No Code of Conduct (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Joe Lando
- Charlie SheenShared titles: Five Aces (1999), Free Money (1998), No Code of Conduct (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Charlie Sheen
- Brent BaileyShared titles: Night Train (2023), Break Even (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Brent Bailey
- Danielle C. RyanShared titles: Night Train (2023), Double Threat (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Danielle C. Ryan
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Joel LayoganShared titles: The Legend of Van Dorn (2026), Night Train (2023), Double Threat (2022), Break Even (2020)See all 4 shared titles with Joel Layogan
- Tommy FieldsShared titles: Double Threat (2022), Break Even (2020), My Trip Back to the Dark Side (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Tommy Fields
- David GoldingShared titles: The Untold Story (2019), Mistrust (2018), Pleasure or Pain (2013)See all 3 shared titles with David Golding
- Matthias SchubertShared titles: My Trip Back to the Dark Side (2014), Pleasure or Pain (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Matthias Schubert
Producers
- Scott J. JonesShared titles: The Legend of Van Dorn (2026), Night Train (2023), Double Threat (2022), Break Even (2020)See all 4 shared titles with Scott J. Jones
- Neil ChisholmShared titles: Night Train (2023), Double Threat (2022), Break Even (2020), The Untold Story (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Neil Chisholm
- Jeff PinkShared titles: Night Train (2023), Double Threat (2022), Break Even (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Jeff Pink
- Alan SkobinShared titles: Break Even (2020), The Untold Story (2019), Mistrust (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Skobin
Mixed roles
- Adam KaneShared titles: Break Even (2020), No Code of Conduct (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Kane
