Alicia Sams

What are Alicia Sams' films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

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 Alicia Sams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

• Tubi3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse (2024) · producer · free
  • Sunburn (1999) · producer · free
  • By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009) · director, producer · free
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Sunburn (1999) · producer
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Sunburn (1999) · producer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Alicia Sams' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

11 credits, 8 with a Motif page.

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  Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse(2024)

  Producer

  Motif score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  Willie Nelson American Outlaw(2020)

  Producer

  Motif score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~88^th
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  Long Strange Trip (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

  Executive Producer
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  Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay(2012)

  Producer

  Motif score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  By the People: The Election of Barack Obama(2009)

  Director · Producer

  Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
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  Amreeka (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

  Executive Producer
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  Tanner on Tanner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

  Show 4 episodes · Production Consultant
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  The Original Kings of Comedy(2000)

  Post Production Supervisor

  Motif score: 75th percentile of all films75^th
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  Grateful Dawg(2000)

  Producer

  Motif score: 77th percentile of all films77^th
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  Sunburn(1999)

  Producer

  Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films63^rd
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  Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's(1997)

  Executive Producer

  Motif score: 65th percentile of all films65^th

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1998 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Grateful Dawg (2000)

$360K worldwide

Highest rated

Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse (2024)

Motif 97^th

Most popular right now

By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2010.

1. 2010
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Nonfiction Special

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 Alicia Sams' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 76^th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

1124

• Universally Loved1
• Divisive1
• Cult Classic2
• Crowd Pleaser4

Most divisive · director, producer

By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)

95^th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse (2024)

Motif 97^th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 57/100 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 Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Alicia Sams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alicia Sams' Motif titles; Molly Bernstein shares the most, 2.

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  Molly Bernstein2 titlesSee all 2 shared titles with Molly Bernstein
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  Philip Dolin2 titlesSee all 2 shared titles with Philip Dolin