Sam Fichtner
Sam Fichtner is a Los Angeles-based director, screenwriter and producer. He has worked in production on such projects as "Veep", "Glow", and "Westworld." He then worked for several years directly under Ben Affleck at Pearl Street Films, and shadowed Mr. Affleck on three feature films before branching out to direct his award winning short film "Thick as Thieves." Since then he has directed two Television films for Lifetime Movies, and Fichtner will make his Independent Feature debut with the film "Brother" coming soon.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Director
- 3 on MovieCove
What are Sam Fichtner's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Fichtner's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sam Fichtner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Brother(2026)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Sins in the Suburbs(2022)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Framed by My Husband(2021)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles from 2021 to 2026.
Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Sam Fichtner's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 20. 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.
Who does Sam Fichtner work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sam Fichtner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rebecca Roberts shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Rebecca RobertsShared titles: Brother (2026), Framed by My Husband (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Rebecca Roberts
Composers
- Ryan GarrisonShared titles: Sins in the Suburbs (2022), Framed by My Husband (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Garrison
Producers
- Joseph WilkaShared titles: Sins in the Suburbs (2022), Framed by My Husband (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Wilka
- Timothy O. JohnsonShared titles: Sins in the Suburbs (2022), Framed by My Husband (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Timothy O. Johnson
