Adam Baran is a Brooklyn-based writer, director, producer and curator interested in telling stories of queer history and identity. His films as director include the award-winning documentary short Trade Center (2021), Dirty Boots (2014) and Jackpot (2012). He produced the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary Circus of Books (2020) and is an associate producer on Jeffrey Schwarz's upcoming Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021). Baran is also known for writing the hit webseries Hunting Season. Many of his contributions to the groundbreaking gay publication BUTT Magazine were included in the Taschen press compilations, Butt Book and Forever Butt. He is the longtime co-curator and host of Queer/Art/Film, a monthly screening series at NYC's IFC Center.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 20, 1981 (45)
- Englewood, NJ
- Producer and actor
- 4 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Adam Baran's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Baran's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Adam Baran'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, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Orgy Every Other Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Altered Innocence Vol. 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
How to Have Sex in a Pandemic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
One Drift and We All Go Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Synonymous With (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Trade Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Circus of Books(2019)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Dirty Boots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Hunting Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Jackpot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
I Want Your Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Jinx! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Courts mais Gay : Tome 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Jungs von nebenan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Taxi(2004)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Love and Deaf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 2004 to 2026.
How do Adam Baran's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- 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 Adam Baran work with?
People who share at least 2 of Adam Baran's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gerald Herman shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Jeffrey SchwarzShared titles: Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026), Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey Schwarz
Actors
- David Del ValleShared titles: Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026), Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)See all 2 shared titles with David Del Valle
Producers
- Gerald HermanShared titles: Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026), Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021), Circus of Books (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Gerald Herman
- Aimée FlahertyShared titles: Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026), Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Aimée Flaherty
- Alan EichlerShared titles: Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026), Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Eichler
- John BoccardoShared titles: Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026), Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)See all 2 shared titles with John Boccardo
