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Alan Metzger

Director and cinematographer, also producer

Works as
Director and cinematographer, also producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 21% in 30 days

What are Alan Metzger's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
36%
Power
17%
Bonds
14%
Survival
11%
Self
11%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 25 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 13 · Intense 10

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
11
Dread
7
Hopeful
5
Bittersweet
3
Other
18

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Alan Metzger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Metzger'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

48 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Snap Decision(2001)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Familiar Stranger(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • If You Believe(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Michael Jordan: An American Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Nightmare in Big Sky Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • A Father for Brittany(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Circle of Deceit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Carriers(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • For My Daughter's Honor(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Frequent Flyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Trial by Fire(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Dangerous Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • New Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer

  • Deadly Vows(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Roommates(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Exclusive(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • In the Shadow of a Killer(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Red Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Fatal Exposure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Murder C.O.D.(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Kojak: None So Blind(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The China Lake Murders(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Top of the Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Gideon Oliver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Crimes of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Tattingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Kojak: The Price of Justice(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 19 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

  • Kojak: The Belarus File(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Dream House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Below the Belt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Gilda Live(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Franken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Hollow Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Voices(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • How to Pick Up Girls!(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • On the Yard(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Bad(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Deadliest Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • The Baron(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • That's the Way of the World(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Rehearsal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles from 1974 to 2001.

Biggest box office

Voices (1979)

$2.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Gilda Live (1980)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Bad (1977)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing32 of 47: 29 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thWriting1 of 47: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 47: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography16 of 47: 15 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

47 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and cinematography overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s10 · crew1980s12 · crew1990s23 · crew2000s2 · 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 Alan Metzger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · director

If You Believe (1999)

72nd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Midcredits 88th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 22 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.

Who does Alan Metzger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Metzger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Geoffrey Erb shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles