Dana Adam Shapiro is an American film director, best known for his directorial work on the 2006 Academy Award nominated documentary Murderball. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Adam Shapiro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB.
- Director, producer, writer and composer
- 6 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Known for
What are Dana Adam Shapiro's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · 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 Dana Adam Shapiro's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Dana Adam Shapiro'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
8 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Strange Angel(2018)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Room 104(2017)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Amelia's Love Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Monogamy(2010)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Murderball(2005)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 2005 to 2024.
How do Dana Adam Shapiro'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 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 38. 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.
Who does Dana Adam Shapiro work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dana Adam Shapiro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Randy Manis shares the most, 3.
Composers and cinematographers
- Doug EmmettShared titles: Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (2018), Monogamy (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Doug Emmett
- Jamie SaftShared titles: Monogamy (2010), Murderball (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jamie Saft
Producers
- Randy ManisShared titles: Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (2018), Monogamy (2010), Murderball (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Randy Manis
- Daryl RothShared titles: Monogamy (2010), My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Daryl Roth
- Jeffrey V. MandelShared titles: Monogamy (2010), Murderball (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey V. Mandel
Mixed roles
- Mark ZupanShared titles: Monogamy (2010), Murderball (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Zupan
