American writer, editor, and director. Films she has directed include Buster's Mal Heart (2016), The Midnight Swim (2014), Room 104 (2017) and the 'Mother's Day' segment in the horror anthology Holidays (2016). Her films often center around mysticism, spirituality and psychology, and the surreal.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
- Director, writer, producer, editor and actor
- 13 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Sarah Adina Smith's films like?
Across their 9 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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
- Mentoras Dr. Rita Miller in Something in the Dirt (2022)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous4
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 Sarah Adina Smith's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Sarah Adina Smith'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
21 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Little House on the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Ratified (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Lessons in Chemistry(2023)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Something in the Dirt(2022)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Drop(2022)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Birds of Paradise(2021)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Looking for Alaska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Hanna(2019)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Unlovable(2018)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Room 104(2017)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Buster's Mal Heart(2016)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Legion(2017)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Holidays(2016)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Midnight Swim(2014)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Goodbye World(2013)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
The Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Phoenix And The Turtle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Clean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Monkey Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.
Film career
- 2022Screen debut· Something in the Dirt
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.
Awards
1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2024–2026.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
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 Sarah Adina Smith's films land?
Their typical MovieCove 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 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 8 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 Sarah Adina Smith's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Sarah Adina Smith work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sarah Adina Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ellen Reid shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Jennifer LafleurShared titles: The Drop (2022), The Midnight Swim (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Lafleur
- Toby HussShared titles: Birds of Paradise (2021), Buster's Mal Heart (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Toby Huss
Composers and cinematographers
- Ellen ReidShared titles: The Drop (2022), Birds of Paradise (2021), Buster's Mal Heart (2016), The Midnight Swim (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Ellen Reid
- Shaheen SethShared titles: The Drop (2022), Birds of Paradise (2021), Buster's Mal Heart (2016), The Midnight Swim (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Shaheen Seth
Producers
- Jonako DonleyShared titles: The Drop (2022), Birds of Paradise (2021), Buster's Mal Heart (2016), The Midnight Swim (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Jonako Donley
- Louise ShoreShared titles: Birds of Paradise (2021), Unlovable (2018), Holidays (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Louise Shore
- Aram TertzakianShared titles: Something in the Dirt (2022), Holidays (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Aram Tertzakian
- Jay DuplassShared titles: The Drop (2022), Unlovable (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Duplass
