Sam Black
- Producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Known for
What are Sam Black's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 5
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Sam Black's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sam Black'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.

Plot to Overturn the Election (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

The Big Squeeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Kingdom of Silence(2020)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
We Steal Secrets(2013)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Client 9(2010)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
My Trip to Al-Qaeda(2010)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 2010 to 2022.
How do Sam Black's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
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 Sam Black work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sam Black's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alex Gibney shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Alex GibneyShared titles: Kingdom of Silence (2020), We Steal Secrets (2013), Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011), Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010), Client 9 (2010), My Trip to Al-Qaeda (2010)See all 6 shared titles with Alex Gibney

Cinematographers and editors
- Maryse AlbertiShared titles: We Steal Secrets (2013), Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010), Client 9 (2010), My Trip to Al-Qaeda (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Maryse Alberti

- Alison EllwoodShared titles: Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011), Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010), My Trip to Al-Qaeda (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Alison Ellwood

Producers
- Alexandra JohnesShared titles: Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011), Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010), Client 9 (2010), My Trip to Al-Qaeda (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Alexandra Johnes

- Molly ThompsonShared titles: Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011), Client 9 (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Molly Thompson

Mixed roles
- Lawrence WrightShared titles: Kingdom of Silence (2020), My Trip to Al-Qaeda (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Lawrence Wright


