Dave Adams
Cinematographer, director and producer · New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Dave Adams is an NYC based cinematographer and director with a background in documentary storytelling. His work spans commercial, documentary, and branded content, with past clients including Samsung, Adidas, Radical Media, US Marines, Meta, National Geographic, New Balance, Netflix, Chevy, and Delta. He is also an FAA Part 107 licensed drone pilot and a member of ICG Local 600. His film The Unconditional was nominated for a Critics Choice Documentary Award in 2019.
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Biography from IMDb.
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Cinematographer, director and producer
- 7 on MovieCove
What are Dave Adams' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 2
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous4
- Other1
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 Dave Adams' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Dave Adams' 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
7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The River and the Wall(2019)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Chain of Command(2018)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Wrong Light(2016)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 7 MovieCove titles from 2009 to 2025.
How do Dave Adams' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- 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 Dave Adams work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dave Adams' MovieCove titles; Drew Pulley shares the most, 2.
- Drew PulleyShared titles: The Last Rhinos: A New Hope (2025), Chain of Command (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Drew Pulley