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Dave Sirulnick

Dave Sirulnick

Producer

Primetime Emmy winner · 2 other major award bodies

Works as
Producer
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
Links
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Known for

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

What are Dave Sirulnick's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Documentary20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Musical2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Musical 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
Society
31%
Self
25%
Ideas
14%
Survival
13%
Morality
9%
Power
4%
Bonds
4%
Community22 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy11 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 8 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 20 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 14 · Intense 3

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

Steady 22 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
28
Hopeful
19
Tense
11
Joyful
9
Warm
11
Other
42

How their films linger

Hopeful27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet27
  • Ambiguous5
  • 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 Dave Sirulnick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dave Sirulnick'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

68 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • We Chose to Go to the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Noah Kahan: Out of Body(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Merrily We Roll Along(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Hamilton(2020)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kevin Costner's the West(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Bono: Stories of Surrender(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Black(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • The Great War(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Harlem Hellfighters(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The League(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ron Delsener Presents(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • FDR(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Trevor: The Musical(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Theodore Roosevelt(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Spring Awakening: Those You've Known(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Ricky Velez: Here's Everything(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Come from Away(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised)(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Me You Can't See(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • PBS American Portrait(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chasing the Sound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • David Byrne's American Utopia(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Grant(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Spaceship Earth(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • And We Go Green(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Activate: The Global Citizen Movement(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Tigerland(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Fourth Estate(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Bobby Kennedy for President(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • MARS: Inside SpaceX(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Untold Story of the 90s(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • This Is A.I.(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wrong Man(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Oh, Hello on Broadway(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Hamilton's America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Keith Richards: Under the Influence(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Nicki Minaj: My Time Again(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Todrick(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nine Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Miley: The Movement(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Caged(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Drake: Better Than Good Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • My Life as Liz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 21 episodes · Producer

  • I Used to Be Fat(2010)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Steve-O: Demise and Rise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County(2007)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Two-A-Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 19 episodes · Producer

  • 8th & Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

  • I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Laguna Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 17 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Made (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 111 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Rage Against the Machine: The Battle of Mexico City(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Beastie|ography (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • True Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 321 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Engaged and Underage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles, 45 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Hamilton (2020)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Come from Away (2021)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing47 of 47: 47 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score89th

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s27 · 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.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 6 major nominations, 2017–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
  3. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Informational Series or Special
  4. 2017
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television

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 Dave Sirulnick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive8
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

Ron Delsener Presents (2023)

99th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Come from Away (2021)

Midcredits 99th · 91% 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 Dave Sirulnick's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

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

Who does Dave Sirulnick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dave Sirulnick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Kamen shares the most, 42.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Jon Kamen42 titles    See newest 12 of 42 shared titles with Jon Kamen
  • Justin Wilkes14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Justin Wilkes
  • Meredith Bennett13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Meredith Bennett
  • Brendan Hermes10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Brendan Hermes

Mixed roles