Amanda McBaine

What are Amanda McBaine's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

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 Amanda McBaine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Apple TV (2).

• Apple TV2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Boys State (2020) · director, producer
  • Girls State (2024) · director, producer
• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Mission (2023) · director, writer, producer
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Teenage Wasteland (2025) · director, writer, producer
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Mayor Pete (2021) · writer, producer
• The Criterion Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Shepherd and the Bear (2024) · producer
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Ghosts of Attica (2001) · producer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Amanda McBaine'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

11 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

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  First They Came for My College(2026)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  Teenage Wasteland(2025)

  Director · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
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  The Shepherd and the Bear(2024)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films82^nd
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  Girls State(2024)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
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  The Mission(2023)

  Director · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films55^th
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  Mayor Pete(2021)

  Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films31^st
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  Boys State(2020)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  The Bandit(2016)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  The Overnighters(2014)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  Speedo(2003)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
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  Ghosts of Attica(2001)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~62^nd

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 2014 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Overnighters (2014)

$111K worldwide

Highest rated

Boys State (2020)

Midcredits 94^th

Most popular right now

Girls State (2024)

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys and 1 other major award from 6 major nominations, 2020–2024.

1. 2024
   • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
2. 2021
   • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
   • +1 other major body · 1 nomination

     • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
3. 2020
   • Sundance award, won · Documentary

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 Amanda McBaine's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88^th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Loved with Detractors1
• Divisive1
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser6
• Mixed2

Most divisive · writer, producer

Mayor Pete (2021)

99^th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Boys State (2020)

Midcredits 94^th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 62/100 in their films, across 9 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 Amanda McBaine work with?

People who share at least 2 of Amanda McBaine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jesse Moss shares the most, 10.