Dan Crane is an Emmy-nominated documentary writer, producer and director who has worked with Kennedy/Marshall Documentaries, Tremolo Productions, Altimeter Films, Wavelength Productions, Participant, Grain Media, Radical Media, Uninterrupted/Spring Hill, and others. His directorial debut, Let Me Be Me (Wavelength Productions) premiered in November 2021 at DOC NYC and is distributed by Greenwich Entertainment. Crane's documentary career began in 2004 working with Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom, Won't You Be My Neighbor). As a journalist, his writing has appeared in the New York Times, California Sunday, the Wall Street Journal, and many others. He also co-stars in the cult documentary Air Guitar Nation. Of his air guitar alter-ego, Malcolm Gladwell once noted: "Björn Türoque is so good that people with real guitars now have contests to see who can do the best imitation of his air guitar imitation."
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor, composer and director, also producer and writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Dan Crane's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous2
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 Dan Crane's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Dan Crane'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
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Tribeca 25(2026)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Rather(2023)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Ron Delsener Presents(2023)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Walk(2023)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Let Me Be Me(2021)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Fate of a Sport(2022)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Laguna Ave(2021)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Papi Chulo(2018)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all filmsThe Hindenburg Omen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Free Radio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Cool School(2008)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Third Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Career shape
Star power in the 3rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 6 titles from 2003 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (2024)
Highest rated
Rather (2023)
Most popular right now
Tribeca 25 (2026)
Film career
- 2019Screen debut· Papi Chulo
How do Dan Crane's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Cult Classics.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
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.
Who does Dan Crane work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dan Crane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Tyrnauer shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Matt TyrnauerShared titles: Tribeca 25 (2026), Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Tyrnauer
Actors
- Bruce SpringsteenShared titles: Tribeca 25 (2026), Ron Delsener Presents (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Springsteen
Editors
- Ryan RothmaierShared titles: Tribeca 25 (2026), Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Rothmaier
- Curtis McConnellShared titles: Rather (2023), Fate of a Sport (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Curtis McConnell
Producers
- Graham HighShared titles: Tribeca 25 (2026), Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Graham High
- Jenny EwigShared titles: Tribeca 25 (2026), Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Jenny Ewig
- Jenifer WestphalShared titles: Rather (2023), Let Me Be Me (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jenifer Westphal
- Joe PlummerShared titles: Rather (2023), Let Me Be Me (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Plummer
