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Nate Adams

Nate Adams

Producer, director and writer

Nate Adams is an Award Winning Writer, Director and Producer with over 20 years of experience in entertainment. His career started as an actor and quickly transitioned to screenwriter where Nate was re-writing and polishing scripts for some of the biggest producers in Hollywood. In 2006, Nate started directing and producing, and he hasn't looked back since. He is the president of Chassy Media, a full service production and distribution company. Together with is his partner, Adam Carolla, Nate has built Chassy Media into an industry powerhouse in the automotive space through an impressive slate of award-winning documentaries, feature films and branded content including, Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015), The 24 Hour War (2016), Shelby American: The Carroll Shelby Story (2019), and Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story (2020). Chassy Media also has a distribution arm spearheaded by Adams. They represent over 80 films and TV Series. In 2019, Nate created The Chassy Channel on Pluto TV. Chassy is busy creating and designing new channels and platforms to grow and stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing distribution space. Nate was born and raised in Montana and was a 3 X High School state wrestling champion.

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Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 22% in 30 days

What are Nate Adams' films like?

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

Genres

Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Action 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
44%
Society
28%
Bonds
9%
Survival
8%
Ideas
7%
Morality
2%
Power
2%
Ambition6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Hopeful
5
Triumphant
4
Contemplative
3
Warm
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Rousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous2

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 Nate Adams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nate Adams' 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

22 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bobby Rahal: True American Racer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • When We Went MAD!(2025)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Meme Gods(2025)

    Producer · Writer

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

  • Paradox Effect(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Ritual Killer(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Vanquish(2021)

    Producer · as Rick

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Cars That Made the World(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Shelby American: The Carroll Shelby Story(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Trading Paint(2019)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Adam Carolla: Not Taco Bell Material (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer

  • The 24 Hour War(2016)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Road Hard(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Straight Eye: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Co-Producer · Writer

  • Operation Balikatan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Darren

  • Eyeball Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mean Looking Bastard

  • A Murder of Crows(1998)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Evans (segment "Graffiti")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Men Behaving Badly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Sal

  • Corleone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled KROQ Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Ritual Killer (2023)

$320K worldwide

Highest rated

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Ritual Killer (2023)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 20: 5 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting7 of 20: 3 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 20: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing11 of 20: 4 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew1 of 20: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

20 titles, 7 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s6 · crew2020s6 · 1 acting · 6 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 Nate Adams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer, producer

Meme Gods (2025)

98th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015)

Midcredits 93rd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 44/100 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 Nate Adams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nate Adams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Carolla shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers