Lije Sarki is an American writer, director, and producer who started his career making skateboarding videos. Under his banner 1993, Sarki produced the indie breakout, The Peanut Butter Falcon and The Line. He wrote, produced, and directed two films: Doug Out and Sweet Dreams. In addition, he launched GRAVEL alongside Jay Carson to develop and produce bold and original film and television projects.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 12, 1977 (49)
- Corvallis, Oregon, USA
- Producer, director and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Lije Sarki's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
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 Lije Sarki's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Lije Sarki'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
15 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Henry Johnson(2025)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Line(2023)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Sweet Dreams(2024)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Peanut Butter Falcon(2019)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Concrete Kids(2018)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Those Left Behind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Hickey(2016)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
This Isn't Funny(2015)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Traction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Body High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
ToY(2016)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all filmsBelong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Alphonso Bow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Rolling(2007)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all filmsThe Rooster Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2007 to 2025.
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 Lije Sarki's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Cult Classics.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic4
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 45/100 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 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 Lije Sarki's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Lije Sarki work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lije Sarki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alexander I. Rudolph shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Shia LaBeoufShared titles: Henry Johnson (2025), The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Shia LaBeouf
Cinematographers
- Sing Howe YamShared titles: Henry Johnson (2025), Sweet Dreams (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Sing Howe Yam
Producers
- Alexander I. RudolphShared titles: Henry Johnson (2025), Sweet Dreams (2024), The Line (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Alexander I. Rudolph
- Ian KeiserShared titles: Concrete Kids (2018), ToY (2016), This Isn't Funny (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Ian Keiser
- Kyle StroudShared titles: Sweet Dreams (2024), The Line (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Kyle Stroud
- Pierce CravensShared titles: Concrete Kids (2018), This Isn't Funny (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Pierce Cravens
