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Dan Fraga

Dan Fraga

Director, also actor · Born June 19, 1973 (53) · Walnut Creek, California, U.S.

Dan Fraga began his career in the entertainment field as a storyboard artist for commercials and music videos. Some career highlights include spots for Hershey's, Lee Jeans, Mentos, Victoria's Secret, Ford Motors and music videos for top artists Justin Timberlake, Usher, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Jamiroquai, and T.I. to name a few. During his time as a storyboard artist, Dan took on several other responsibilities including set design, visual effects supervision and 2nd unit directing. Dan made his directing debut in 2009 on the MTV show The Hard Times of RJ Berger handling the animation duties for the show. This was no small order. There were 24 episodes in which there had to be a different style of animation for each. Shortly thereafter, Dan was hired by The Ricky Gervais Show to direct their second and third seasons of the show which can be seen on HBO. It is also important to note that Dan started as a comic book artist for Image, Marvel and DC Comics. He's worked on many of the industry's top titles including The X-Men, Spider-Man, Superman, Wolverine, and The Power Puff Girls.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 19, 1973 (53)
From
Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Works as
Director, also actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Dan Fraga's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Power
15%
Society
13%
Ideas
11%
Self
9%
Morality
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Hopeful
6
Warm
4
Thrilling
3
Contemplative
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • 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 Dan Fraga's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dan Fraga'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

16 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2011 to 2017.

Highest rated

Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland (2015)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Disney Jr.'s Ariel (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 13: 10 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score90thOther crew3 of 13: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

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 Dan Fraga's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Disney Jr.'s Ariel (2024)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland (2015)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 4 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 Dan Fraga work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dan Fraga's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Margaret M. Dean shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers