Lance Samuels

Producer

Lance Samuels is a film and television producer. In 2004, he founded Out of Africa Entertainment. The company was purchased by Blue Ice Pictures in 2010.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Producer
Titles: 46 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Lance Samuels' films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy10 titles24^th

Action6 titles15^th

Horror6 titles13^th

Biography2 titles70^th

Drama2 titles17^th

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

Survival

32%

Bonds

22%

Self

14%

Morality

13%

Power

Society

Ideas

Survival18 Family bonds8 Loyalty6 Romantic love5 Purpose4 Freedom4 Justice3 Trauma3

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 4 · Wry 4 · Earnest 20

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 9 · Dark 7

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 17 · Intense 8

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 6

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 3

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 16 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 2

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Dread

Absurd

Thrilling

Warm

Other

How their films linger

Fun17 Unsettling15 Feel-good9 Thought-provoking8 Bittersweet8 Hopeful5

How their films end · 9 with a twist

Happy13
Bittersweet17
Tragic1
Ambiguous8

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 Lance Samuels' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Sundance Now2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sundance Now
Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+
PBS Masterpiece1 title, show their title on PBS Masterpiece
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Lance Samuels' 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

55 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page.

Hive(2026)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Summer's Last Resort(2026)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Sniper: No Nation(2026)
Producer
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Kissing Is the Easy Part(2026)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Buzzkill(2026)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Revival(2025)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
The Z-Suite(2025)
Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
Sniper: The Last Stand(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Hag(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Takeout(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Killer Body Count (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Executive Producer
Invasive(2024)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Slay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Executive Producer
A New Diva's Christmas Carol(2022)
Producer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
All I Didn't Want for Christmas(2022)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Astrid & Lilly Save the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Let's Get Merried(2021)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Slumber Party Massacre(2021)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Ginny & Georgia(2021)
Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Letters to Satan Claus(2020)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Critters Attack!(2019)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Vagrant Queen(2020)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Spinning Out(2020)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Banana Splits Movie(2019)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Goalie(2019)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Leprechaun Returns(2018)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Dead in the Water(2018)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Killer High(2018)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Lake Placid: Legacy(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Indian Detective(2017)
Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Stickman(2017)
Producer
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Madiba(2017)
Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Neverknock(2017)
Producer
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Night Before Halloween(2016)
Producer
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Shark Killer(2015)
Producer
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
October Gale(2014)
Producer
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Fanie Fourie's Lobola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Producer
Inescapable(2012)
Producer
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Producer
Beaver Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 6 episodes · Co-Producer
The Bang Bang Club(2010)
Producer
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Kidnap and Ransom(2011)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Africa United(2010)
Co-Producer
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Strike Back(2010)
Show 1 episode · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Prisoner(2009)
Show 6 episodes · Producer
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Human Prey(2009)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Devil's Mistress(2008)
Show 4 episodes · Producer
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Generation Kill(2008)
Show 7 episodes · Line Producer
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
To the Ends of the Earth(2005)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Mr. Bones(2001)
First Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Hijack Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
First Assistant Director
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter(1999)
Second Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money(1999)
Second Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Game On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Executive Producer
Remember Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles, 43 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Africa United (2010)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

The Bang Bang Club (2010)

Midcredits 75^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing42 of 46 · 25^thOther crew4 of 46

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s20 · 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 Lance Samuels' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20^th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

18^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

67^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th4
25^th to 49^th14
Below 25^th24

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 46 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved2
Universally Panned6
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser8
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed28

Most divisive · producer

A New Diva's Christmas Carol (2022)

88^th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Generation Kill (2008)

Midcredits 97^th · 93% liked

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 Lance Samuels' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore6 titles57–90 · median 83 · severeheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity7 titles7–42 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity4 titlesmedian 47 · moderate

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 42 · moderate

Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 62 · intense

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.