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Samy Burch

Samy Burch

Writer and producer · Born September 17, 1986 (40) · USA

Oscar nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Samy Burch (born September 17, 1986) is an American screenwriter. She is known for writing May December (2023), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samy Burch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 17, 1986 (40)
From
USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Samy Burch's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Morality
25%
Survival
12%
Ideas
11%
Power
9%
Bonds
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
1
Tense
1
Contemplative
1
Hopeful
1
Cold
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Samy Burch's films?

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

Subscription and free streaming for Samy Burch'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.

  • Coyote vs. Acme(2026)

    Screenplay · Screenstory · Story

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Late Fame(2025)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Maddie's Secret(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • May December(2023)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein(2019)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Crown Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Bev (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Casting · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • All You Can Eat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Family Dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Editor

  • This Is the One They'll Remember Me By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Story

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Coyote vs. Acme (2026)

$92M worldwide

Highest rated

Coyote vs. Acme (2026)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 10: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting7 of 10: 2 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing4 of 10: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleEditing2 of 10: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 10: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

10 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2010s5 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

1 major award from 4 major nominations, 2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • +3 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Original Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best First Screenplay

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Samy Burch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

Coyote vs. Acme (2026)

Midcredits 93rd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 72/100 and the plot and story 57/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Samy Burch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Samy Burch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christine Vachon shares the most, 2.

Producers