Sam Nivola

What are Sam Nivola's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

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 Nivola's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

• Netflix3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Maestro (2023) · actor
  • White Noise (2022) · actor
  • The Perfect Couple (2024) · actor
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The White Lotus (2021) · actor
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Phony (2026) · actor
• Paramount+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Driver's Ed (2025) · actor

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Nivola'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

16 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  Phony(2026)

  Show 8 episodes · as Sonny
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  Driver's Ed(2025)

  as Jeremy

  Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films27^th
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  Languid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

  Producer
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  Why Not, Pat? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

  Director · Producer · Writer · as Pat
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  The Perfect Couple(2024)

  Show 6 episodes · as Will Winbury

  Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows28^th
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  Eileen(2023)

  as Lee Polk

  Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films39^th
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  Maestro(2023)

  as Alexander Bernstein

  Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films59^th
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  White Noise(2022)

  as Heinrich Gladney

  Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films33^rd
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  The White Lotus(2021)

  Show 8 episodes · as Lochlan Ratliff

  Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows89^th
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  With/In: Volume 2(2021)

  Director · Writer · as (segment "Neighborhood Watch")

  Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films20^th
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  The Pursuit of Love(2021)

  Show 1 episode · as Matt

  Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows36^th
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  With/In: Volume 1(2021)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films10^th
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  Doll & Em (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  Show 1 episode · as Ariel
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  River of Fundament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  as Kidsroom Ensemble
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  Days Ending In Y (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Producer · as Mechanic
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  The Hour Strikes Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 88^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles, 13 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Eileen (2023)

$1.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Eileen (2023)

Midcredits 39^th

Most popular right now

Phony (2026)

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2026, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

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 Sam Nivola's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30^th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

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• Divisive1
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser2
• Broadly Agreed2
• Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer

With/In: Volume 1 (2021)

90^th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The White Lotus (2021)

Midcredits 89^th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 58. 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 Sam Nivola's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sam Nivola work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Nivola's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sebastian Gutierrez shares the most, 2.