Dinesh Joseph D'Souza is a conservative political commentator, author, and filmmaker. D'Souza has written over a dozen books, several of them New York Times best-sellers. In 2012, D'Souza released the political film 2016: Obama's America, based on his 2010 book The Roots of Obama's Rage. It earned $33 million, making it the highest-grossing political film of all time. He has since released six additional political films: America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014), Hillary's America (2016), Death of a Nation (2018), Trump Card (2020), 2000 Mules (2022), and Vindicating Trump (2024).
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 25, 1961 (65)
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
- Director, producer, writer and actor
- 8 on Motif · 11 credits in all
Known for
What are Dinesh D'Souza's films like?
Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 8
Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5
Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous4
- Cyclical1
- 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 Dinesh D'Souza's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Dinesh D'Souza's titles on Motif; 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
11 credits, 8 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Dragon's Prophecy(2025)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Vindicating Trump(2024)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Police State (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
2000 Mules (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Trump Card(2020)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Infidel(2019)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Death of a Nation(2018)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
2016: Obama's America(2012)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Colbert Report (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 2005 to 2025.
Biggest box office
2016: Obama's America (2012)
Highest rated
Trump Card (2020)
Most popular right now
Infidel (2019)
Film career
- 2020Screen debut· Trump Card
- 2020First top-billed film· Trump Card
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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Dinesh D'Souza's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th7
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 8 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive7
- Cult Classic1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 39/100 and the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 7 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 Midcredits 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 Dinesh D'Souza work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dinesh D'Souza's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruce Schooley shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Bruce SchooleyShared titles: The Dragon's Prophecy (2025), Vindicating Trump (2024), Trump Card (2020), Death of a Nation (2018), Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016), America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)See all 6 shared titles with Bruce Schooley
- Debbie D'SouzaShared titles: The Dragon's Prophecy (2025), Vindicating Trump (2024), Trump Card (2020), Infidel (2019), Death of a Nation (2018)See all 5 shared titles with Debbie D'Souza
- John SullivanShared titles: America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014), 2016: Obama's America (2012)See all 2 shared titles with John Sullivan
Actors
- Don TaylorShared titles: Trump Card (2020), Death of a Nation (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Don Taylor
- Barack ObamaShared titles: America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014), 2016: Obama's America (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Barack Obama
Composers
- Bryan E. MillerShared titles: Vindicating Trump (2024), Trump Card (2020), America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Bryan E. Miller
Producers
- Gerald R. MolenShared titles: Death of a Nation (2018), Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016), America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014), 2016: Obama's America (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Gerald R. Molen
- Sonia PourmandShared titles: Trump Card (2020), Death of a Nation (2018), America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Sonia Pourmand
- Aaron BrubakerShared titles: Infidel (2019), Death of a Nation (2018), America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Aaron Brubaker
