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Dan Cotter

Editor

Dan Cotter is an editor best known for his work on This Is Not Happening, The Degenerates, New Negroes and other stand-up comedy specials. He also worked as an assistant editor on a number of day-time talk shows. His history in local news, working as a photographer and editor, has taken him all across California in pursuit of stories to tell.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Editor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 7% in 30 days

What are Dan Cotter's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
45%
Society
31%
Bonds
13%
Survival
8%
Ideas
2%
Identity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 13

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Warm
10
Absurd
7
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical6

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 Dan Cotter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dan Cotter'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

29 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jeff Arcuri: Nice to Meet You(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Berens: Neighborly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Jordan Jensen: Take Me with You(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mark Your Territory(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Trey Kennedy: Grow Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Michelle Wolf: The Well(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ilana Glazer: Human Magic(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Jay Pharoah: Jared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Sal Vulcano: Terrified(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ralph Barbosa: Cowabunga(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Ben Roy - Hyena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Editor

  • Kelsey Cook: The Hustler(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Big Jay Oakerson: Dog Belly(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Chad Daniels: Mixed Reviews(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Iliza's Locals(2023)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stuart Goldsmith: I Need You Alive(2023)

    Editor

  • Brian Posehn: Posehna Non Grata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Matt Braunger: Doug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Feral(2022)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jew(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Fern Brady: Power & Chaos(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Family Dinner(2021)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Film Processor

  • Greg Warren: Where the Field Corn Grows(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Degenerates(2018)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Standups(2017)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Spaceballs(1987)

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1987 to 2026.

Highest rated

Jew (2022)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Family Dinner (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 17: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleEditing15 of 17: 15 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thOther crew1 of 17: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting2020s16 · crew

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 Dan Cotter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of the 15 of 16 with a score; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · editor

Feral (2022)

99th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Jeff Arcuri: Nice to Meet You (2026)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 66/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 10. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Dan Cotter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dan Cotter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Abrams shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Matthew Schuler12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Matthew Schuler
  • Anthony Leo6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Anthony Leo
  • Damion Greiman6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Damion Greiman
  • Ian Adkins6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Ian Adkins

Mixed roles