Daniel Scheinert (born June 7, 1987) is an American filmmaker and one-half of the filmmaking duo known as the Daniels, alongside Daniel Kwan. He began his career as a director of music videos, including ones for "Houdini" (2012) by Foster the People and "Turn Down for What" (2013) by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, both of which earned Grammy Award nominations. Scheinert co-wrote and co-directed the absurdist comedy dramas Swiss Army Man (2016) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). The latter became A24's highest-grossing film and earned him several accolades, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniels (directors), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 7, 1987 (39)
- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Director, writer, actor and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Daniel Scheinert's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous2
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 Daniel Scheinert's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Scheinert'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
30 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Untitled Daniels Event Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Skeleton Crew(2024)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
The Death of Dick Long(2019)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Konbini Vidéo Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Right Now Kapow(2016)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Swiss Army Man(2016)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Pound Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Interesting Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Possibilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Broomshakalaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Pockets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Puppets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Dogboarding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Happy Holidays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Fast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Tides of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Swingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Infomercials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
I'm Nostalgic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Danger: High Voltage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Untitled Paul Dano Comedy Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 30 titles, 28 of them dated from 2007 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Highest rated
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Film career
- 2014Screen debut· Interesting Ball
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
3 Oscars and 9 other major awards from 24 major nominations, 2013–2023.
- Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Directing
- Oscar, won · Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Oscar, won · Best Original Screenplay
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
+5 other major bodies · 8 wins
- Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
- Writers Guild Award, won · Original Screenplay
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Director
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Original Screenplay
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Director
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Feature
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Screenplay
- Sundance award, nominated
- Sundance award, nominated
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
- Sundance award, won · Dramatic
- Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
- Sundance award, nominated
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Video
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Short Form Music Video
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 Daniel Scheinert's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 3 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 Daniel Scheinert's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity 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 Daniel Scheinert work with?
People who share at least 2 of Daniel Scheinert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Kwan shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Daniel KwanShared titles: Skeleton Crew (2024), Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020), Swiss Army Man (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Daniel Kwan
Actors
- Sunita ManiShared titles: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), The Death of Dick Long (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sunita Mani
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Larkin SeipleShared titles: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), Swiss Army Man (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Larkin Seiple
- Paul RogersShared titles: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), The Death of Dick Long (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Rogers
- Andy HullShared titles: The Death of Dick Long (2019), Swiss Army Man (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Hull
- Robert McDowellShared titles: The Death of Dick Long (2019), Swiss Army Man (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Robert McDowell
Producers
- Jonathan WangShared titles: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), The Death of Dick Long (2019), Swiss Army Man (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Jonathan Wang
