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Adam Silver

Adam Silver

Cinematographer, producer and director, also writer · Seattle, Washington, USA

Adam is a filmmaker from Seattle, WA, known for his work on PEN15 (2019), Death to 2020 (2020), Heathers (2018), Fort Bliss (2014) and A Deadly Adoption (2015). Adam founded the Santa Monica-based production company National Picture Show, and prior to that worked as a US Army contractor designing ethical-decision training simulators. He holds degrees from Yale and Columbia, and has a special interest in wildlife protection and counter-trafficking.

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From
Seattle, Washington, USA
Works as
Cinematographer, producer and director, also writer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 70% in 30 days

What are Adam Silver's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Mystery movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
21%
Morality
21%
Survival
17%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 13 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Absurd
9
Dread
5
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet10
  • 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 Adam Silver's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Silver'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

35 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • I Love LA(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • On Call(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Self Reliance(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Big Door Prize(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Death to 2020(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Baby-Sitters Club(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Valley Girl(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Daddio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • After(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • PEN15(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Krystal(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Heathers(2018)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Legendary Dudas(2016)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • A Deadly Adoption(2015)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Bad Blood(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Fort Bliss(2014)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Escape from Polygamy(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • K-11(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Watercolor Postcards(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Money Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Sorority Party Massacre(2012)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • 1 Out of 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Adopting Terror(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The 7 Adventures of Sinbad(2010)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Meteor Apocalypse(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Re-Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • MegaFault(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Countdown: Jerusalem(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Day the Earth Stopped(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Year of the Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • The Apocalypse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • The Da Vinci Treasure(2006)

    Grip

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Peroxide Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Electrician

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 2001 to 2025.

Biggest box office

After (2019)

$69M worldwide

Highest rated

Death to 2020 (2020)

Midcredits 66th

Most popular right now

After (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 31: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting1 of 31: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing6 of 31: 1 only producing, 5 with another roleCinematography26 of 31: 21 only cinematography, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thOther crew2 of 31: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

31 titles, 7 with more than one role — cinematography and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s7 · 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.

How do Adam Silver's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · cinematographer

Legendary Dudas (2016)

96th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

PEN15 (2019)

Midcredits 92nd · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 41/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Silver's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles25–43 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles14–61 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles24–79 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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 Adam Silver work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Silver's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Bales shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers