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Alan Pao

Alan Pao

Producer, also writer, director and editor

Works as
Producer, also writer, director and editor
Titles
125 on MovieCove · 131 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Alan Pao's films like?

Across their 104 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy29 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
Self
26%
Survival
22%
Morality
20%
Bonds
19%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival28 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds20 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity17 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose14 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 102 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 32 · Serious 23 · Dark 47

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 57 · Stylized 34 · Heightened 11

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

Gentle 21 · Charged 41 · Intense 40

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

Steady 29 · Shifting 55 · Whiplash 18

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 60 · Some laughs 27 · Funny 15

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

Slow burn 39 · Even-paced 55 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 45 · Engaged 47 · Full focus 10

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 38 · Affecting 33 · Heavy 31

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

Resolved 62 · Open-ended 25 · Ambiguous 15

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
68
Dread
36
Melancholic
34
Absurd
25
Thrilling
21
Other
88

How their films linger

Unsettling41 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 21 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet51
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous29
  • 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 Pao's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 96 of their 125 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (68).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Pao'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

131 credits, 125 with a MovieCove page.

  • F*ck Valentines Day(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Chum(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Musical(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Lone Samurai(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lazareth(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Future Date(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Cult Killer(2024)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Best Christmas Movies Ever!(2024)

    Producer

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

  • Lavender Men(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Prey(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Red Right Hand(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Silent Night(2023)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Acidman(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Tutor(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Jamojaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Private Property(2022)

    Digital Intermediate Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • 9 Bullets(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Abandoned(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Blue Bayou(2021)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Aftermath(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Lansky(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Roe v. Wade(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Women Is Losers(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Asking for It(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Birthday Cake(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Last Victim(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Echo Boomers(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Swing of Things(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Arkansas(2020)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss(2018)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Archenemy(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Gamemaster(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • No Man's Land(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Ms. Purple(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bottom of the 9th(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Bit(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • A Violent Separation(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Working Man(2019)

    Digital Intermediate Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • After Darkness(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • A Score to Settle(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Headlock(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Under the Silver Lake(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Row(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Parting Glass(2018)

    Digital Intermediate Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Better Start Running(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Dear Dictator(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Kickboxer: Retaliation(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • River Runs Red(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Untogether(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Vault(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • London Town(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ghost House(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Never Here(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • And Then I Go(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bitch(2017)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • 1 Mile to You(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Demon Hole(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Gook(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Shot(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Institute(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Run the Tide(2016)

    Digital Intermediate Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Automatic Hate(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Outlaws and Angels(2016)

    Digital Intermediate · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Brave New Jersey(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Punching Henry(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Some Freaks(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Tiger Hunter(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Yoga Hosers(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Weekend(2015)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Breaking Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Puerto Ricans in Paris(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • No Way Jose(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Ashby(2015)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Field of Lost Shoes(2015)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • It Follows(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Seoul Searching(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mully(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • No Visitors(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Poker Night(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Lap Dance(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Green Dragons(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Taking of Deborah Logan(2014)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Zombeavers(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The November Man(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Don Peyote(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Kid Cannabis(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Amnesiac(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Fear Clinic(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Chair(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Prince(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • After the Dark(2013)

    Digital Intermediate Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Caught on Tape(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • SAF3(2013)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Pretty One(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Jungle(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Words(2012)

    Digital Intermediate Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Fire with Fire(2012)

    Digital Intermediate

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Freelancers(2012)

    Digital Intermediate Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Obama Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • The Divide(2011)

    Digital Intermediate

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Set Up(2011)

    Digital Intermediate

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Awesomest Maximus(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Cross(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Gun(2010)

    Digital Intermediate

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Bannen Way(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • White Wall(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Deadline(2009)

    Digital Intermediate Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Across the Hall(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Love N' Dancing(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Taking Chances(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The People Speak(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Loaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Toxic(2008)

    Director · Producer · Script · Writer · as Valet

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Love Lies Bleeding(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Reservations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Post Production Producer

  • Senior Skip Day(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Art of Travel(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Hustle(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 7-10 Split(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hack!(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • How to Rob a Bank (and 10 Tips to Actually Get Away with It)(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • South of Pico(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dead & Deader(2006)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Darkroom(2006)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Chasing Ghosts(2005)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Deep Rescue(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Live Fast, Die Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 74 titles, 73 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The November Man (2014)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Blue Bayou (2021)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

The Musical (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 74: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting2 of 74: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 74: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing66 of 74: 64 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thEditing1 of 74: 1 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew7 of 74: 5 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score25th

74 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s47 · crew2020s21 · 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 Pao's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 123; across their 102 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 102

Approval · how many liked their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 102

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 102

Midcredits score across 125 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th35
  • Below 25th63

Shape of the crowd

75 of their 125 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned12
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed75

Most divisive · producer

Roe v. Wade (2019)

99th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mully (2015)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 97 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Alan Pao's work okay for kids?

Across up to 38 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles40–91 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity38 titles18–62 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles40–90 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles32–60 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles35–86 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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.

Who does Alan Pao work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Pao's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luke Daniels shares the most, 51.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles