Sam Means

Writer and producer

Sam Means is writer and producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Writer and producer
Titles: 11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 12% in 30 days

What are Sam Means' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

36%

Morality

20%

Bonds

13%

Power

13%

Survival

13%

Ideas

5%

Friendship2 Purpose2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

3

Hopeful

1

Joyful

1

Tense

2

Bittersweet

1

Other

3

How their films linger

Feel-good2 Fun2 Hopeful2

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 Sam Means' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Means' 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

13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins(2026)
Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Mulligan(2023)
Show 20 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
Girls5eva(2021)
Show 3 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Mr. Mayor(2021)
Show 1 episode · Writer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend(2020)
Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Executive Producer
Great News(2017)
Show 3 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)
Show 13 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer · Producer · Supervising Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Parks and Recreation(2009)
Show 2 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Drinky Crow Show(2007)
Show 1 episode · Writer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
30 Rock(2006)
Show 2 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Daily Show(1996)
Show 2,559 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Show 1 episode · Other

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1953 to 2026.

Highest rated

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend (2020)

Midcredits 76^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Writing12 of 13 · 54^thProducing5 of 13Other crew2 of 13

13 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s5 · 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.

Who does Sam Means work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Means' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Carlock shares the most, 3.