
Aditya Shankar (born 8 January 1985) is an Indian-American film producer, screenwriter, film director, television program creator, television showrunner, an occasional actor.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 8, 1985 (41)
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Producer, actor and writer, also director
- 22 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Adi Shankar's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
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
A split, not a type: Ironic 6 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 8
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 10
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3
Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heraldas Adi Shankar in Espionage Tonight (2017)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous9
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 Adi Shankar's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Bodied (2017) · actor, producer · free
- Machine Gun Preacher (2011) · producer · free
- A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) · producer · free
- Killing Them Softly (2012) · producer · free
- Ick (2024) · producer · free
- Get the Girl (2017) · actor · free
- Main Street (2010) · producer · free
- Officer Downe (2016) · actor · free
- Castlevania (2017) · producer
- Castlevania: Nocturne (2023) · producer
- The Grey (2011) · producer
- Devil May Cry (2025) · writer, producer
- Machine Gun Preacher (2011) · producer
- Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix (2023) · actor, writer, producer
- The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!) (2022) · actor, director, writer
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- ViX, show their 2 titles on ViX
- Cinemax, show their title on Cinemax
- Fuse+, show their title on Fuse+
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- Qello Concerts, show their title on Qello Concerts
Subscription and free streaming for Adi Shankar'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
24 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Ick(2024)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Devil May Cry(2025)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Castlevania: Nocturne(2023)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Bodied(2017)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Espionage Tonight(2017)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Castlevania(2017)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Get the Girl(2017)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Officer Downe(2016)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Judge Dredd: Superfiend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Voices(2014)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Lone Survivor(2013)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Broken City(2013)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Dredd(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Killing Them Softly(2012)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Grey(2011)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Machine Gun Preacher(2011)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Main Street(2010)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all filmsI Saw the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 75th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2011 to 2025.

Biggest box office
The Grey (2011)

Highest rated
Castlevania (2017)

Most popular right now
Devil May Cry (2025)
Film career
- 2014Screen debut· The Voices
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.
How do Adi Shankar's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Adi Shankar's work okay for kids?
Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run 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 Adi Shankar work with?
People who share at least 2 of Adi Shankar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Spencer Silna shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Joseph KahnShared titles: Ick (2024), Bodied (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Kahn

- Adam DeatsShared titles: Castlevania: Nocturne (2023), Castlevania (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Deats

- Sam DeatsShared titles: Castlevania: Nocturne (2023), Castlevania (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Deats

Writers
- Alex LarsenShared titles: Devil May Cry (2025), Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix (2023), Bodied (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Alex Larsen
- Samuel LaskeyShared titles: Ick (2024), Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix (2023), The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!) (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Samuel Laskey
Actors
- Graham McTavishShared titles: Devil May Cry (2025), Castlevania (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Graham McTavish

- Scout Taylor-ComptonShared titles: Devil May Cry (2025), Get the Girl (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Scout Taylor-Compton

- Calum WorthyShared titles: Bodied (2017), Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Calum Worthy

- Ryan OchoaShared titles: Bodied (2017), Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Ochoa

Composers and editors
- Brain MantiaShared titles: Ick (2024), Bodied (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Brain Mantia
- Chancler HaynesShared titles: Ick (2024), Bodied (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Chancler Haynes

- Melissa ReeseShared titles: Ick (2024), Bodied (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Melissa Reese

- David HoweShared titles: Castlevania: Nocturne (2023), Castlevania (2017)See all 2 shared titles with David Howe
Producers
- Spencer SilnaShared titles: A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), The Voices (2014), Broken City (2013), Killing Them Softly (2012), The Grey (2011), Main Street (2010)See all 6 shared titles with Spencer Silna
- Douglas Saylor Jr.Shared titles: The Voices (2014), Killing Them Softly (2012), The Grey (2011), Main Street (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Douglas Saylor Jr.
- David KangShared titles: Ick (2024), Bodied (2017)See all 2 shared titles with David Kang
- Robert AbramoffShared titles: Ick (2024), Bodied (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Abramoff

