Ari Sandel

What are Ari Sandel's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

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 Ari Sandel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

• Netflix2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • When We First Met (2018) · director
  • Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) · director
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The DUFF (2015) · director · free
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The DUFF (2015) · director · free

Subscription and free streaming for Ari Sandel'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

10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

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  Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween(2018)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films23^rd
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  When We First Met(2018)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films52^nd
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  The DUFF(2015)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films55^th
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  Kadaffi Goes Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  Director · Writer
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  Aim High(2011)

  Show Director

  Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows78^th
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  Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland(2006)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films44^th
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  West Bank Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

  Director · Writer
• A Murder Uncorked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director
• Clashing Through the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Executive Producer
• Untiled Nick Jonas/Ari Sandel Romcom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles, 6 of them dated from 2005 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)

$93M worldwide

Highest rated

The DUFF (2015)

Midcredits 55^th

Most popular right now

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)

How do Ari Sandel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48^th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43^rd percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

311

• Crowd Pleaser3
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed1

Most divisive · director

Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2006)

62^nd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Aim High (2011)

Midcredits 78^th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 4 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 Ari Sandel'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 Ari Sandel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ari Sandel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mary Viola shares the most, 3.