- Editor and producer
- 15 on Motif · 16 credits in all
Known for
What are Samuel Nalband's films like?
Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous6
- Cyclical1
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 Samuel Nalband's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Samuel Nalband's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
16 credits, 15 with a Motif page.
Motif score: 89th percentile of all films
Motif score: 76th percentile of all films
Motif score: 98th percentile of all films
Shiny Happy People(2023)
Motif score: 66th percentile of all shows
Rudy! A Documusical(2022)
Motif score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Motif score: 64th percentile of all films
I'll Be Gone in the Dark(2020)
Motif score: 63rd percentile of all shows
The Innocence Files(2020)
Motif score: 86th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Active Adults(2017)
Motif score: 19th percentile of all films
Stripped(2017)
Motif score: 13th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Motif score: 39th percentile of all shows
Gaycation(2016)
Motif score: 57th percentile of all shows
The Horn(2016)
Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows
Fashion Hunters(2011)
Motif score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Bam's or Bust! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 2008 to 2026.

Highest rated
Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (2024)

Most popular right now
Shiny Happy People (2023)
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Samuel Nalband's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive4
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Samuel Nalband work with?
People who share at least 2 of Samuel Nalband's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jed Rothstein shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Jed RothsteinShared titles: Rudy! A Documusical (2022), WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jed Rothstein

Cinematographers and editors
- Wolfgang HeldShared titles: Rudy! A Documusical (2022), WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Wolfgang Held

- Marc MarkleyShared titles: Stripped (2017), The Horn (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Markley
- Mike StivalaShared titles: Stripped (2017), The Horn (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Stivala
- Sam LeeShared titles: Stripped (2017), Gaycation (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Lee
Producers
- Alex TurtletaubShared titles: Vitalik: An Ethereum Story (2024), Active Adults (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Turtletaub

- Dave O'ConnorShared titles: Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (2024), Vitalik: An Ethereum Story (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Dave O'Connor

- Loren HammondsShared titles: Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (2024), Vitalik: An Ethereum Story (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Loren Hammonds

- Michael B. ClarkShared titles: Vitalik: An Ethereum Story (2024), Active Adults (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Michael B. Clark

Mixed roles
- David SchewelShared titles: Stripped (2017), Fashion Hunters (2011)See all 2 shared titles with David Schewel

