Coke Daniels is an award-winning filmmaker recognized for his distinctive storytelling voice, which seamlessly blends comedy, drama, and social commentary. With ten feature films to his credit, Daniels has written, produced, and directed projects that major platforms and studios, including FOX, Lionsgate, Miramax, BET, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, Google Play, THINKFilm, Allblk, and E-One have distributed. Daniels made his mark with early cult favorites like My Baby’s Daddy and Who Made the Potato Salad?, and continued to push creative boundaries with socially charged films like Karen (2021), starring Taryn Manning, Cory Hardrict, and Jasmine Burke. Karen is currently streaming on Amazon Prime, BET, Pluto TV, and BET+. In 2019, Daniels wrote, produced, and directed the romantic comedy His, Hers & The Truth, an Official Selection of the 2019 American Black Film Festival (ABFF), which BET later acquired. He followed up with the heartfelt family dramedy Fruits of the Heart, starring Wendy Raquel Robinson, Dorien Wilson, Lil Mama, and Clifton Powell, now airing on BET. Most recently, Daniels won Best Director at the 2024 ABFF Film Festival for his latest feature, The Waterboyz, currently available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, YouTube TV, and Google Play. Continuing to build momentum, Coke Daniels is actively developing a dynamic slate of films and television projects, working independently as well as in collaboration with major networks and studios.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Director, writer, producer and editor
- 7 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Coke Daniels' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
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 Coke Daniels' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
- The Waterboyz (2024) · director, writer, producer · free
- Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006) · director, writer · free
- His, Hers & the Truth (2019) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary (2007) · director, writer, producer · free
- Highway (2012) · director, writer, producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Coke Daniels' 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
9 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
The Waterboyz(2024)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Karen(2021)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Fruits of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
His, Hers & the Truth(2019)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Hollywont (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Highway(2012)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
My Baby's Daddy(2004)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2004 to 2024.
Biggest box office
My Baby's Daddy (2004)
Highest rated
Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006)
Most popular right now
My Baby's Daddy (2004)
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 Coke Daniels' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive5
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the pacing 33/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 22. 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 Coke Daniels work with?
People who share at least 2 of Coke Daniels' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eddie Griffin shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Eddie GriffinShared titles: Highway (2012), Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006), My Baby's Daddy (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Eddie Griffin
- Tom Lister Jr.Shared titles: Highway (2012), Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006), My Baby's Daddy (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Lister Jr.
- Dawn HalfkennyShared titles: Karen (2021), His, Hers & the Truth (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Dawn Halfkenny
- Jasmine BurkeShared titles: Karen (2021), Highway (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Jasmine Burke
Composers
- Kile WesleyShared titles: His, Hers & the Truth (2019), Highway (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Kile Wesley
Producers
- Vanzil BurkeShared titles: The Waterboyz (2024), Karen (2021), His, Hers & the Truth (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Vanzil Burke
- Victor BurkeShared titles: The Waterboyz (2024), Karen (2021), His, Hers & the Truth (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Victor Burke
- David GendronShared titles: The Waterboyz (2024), Karen (2021)See all 2 shared titles with David Gendron
- Dolapo ErinkitolaShared titles: The Waterboyz (2024), Karen (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Dolapo Erinkitola
Mixed roles
- Vahe DouglasShared titles: Highway (2012), Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Vahe Douglas