
Don Argott
Director, producer and cinematographer · Born September 14, 1972 (54)
Sundance award nominee
Don Argott (born September 14, 1972) is an American documentary filmmaker and musician originally from Pequannock, New Jersey, and currently residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Argott has directed the documentary films Rock School (2005), Two Days in April (2007), and The Art of the Steal (2009), and has also worked as a producer and cinematographer. He co-owns the production company 9.14 Pictures with producer Sheena M. Joyce. Argott has worked with film score in a rock band format, releasing original music under the name Pornosonic. Pornosonic's work has been featured in numerous films, including Old School. Argott currently plays guitar in the proto-metal band Serpent Throne along with 9.14 Pictures editor Demian Fenton. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Argott, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 14, 1972 (54)
- Director, producer and cinematographer
- 21 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Don Argott's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 15
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 6
Grounded 14 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 3
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous8
- Cyclical2
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 Don Argott's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (5).
- Crunchyroll
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Don Argott'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
28 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Home Team: NY Jets(2025)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Kelce(2023)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Spector(2022)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Dio: Dreamers Never Die(2022)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Bond(2022)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Slugfest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Keep Sweet(2021)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all filmsBill Mauldin: If It's Big, Hit It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Cat People(2021)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Unsolved Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Framing John DeLorean(2019)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Maybe This Year(2019)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
11/8/16(2017)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
November 8th (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Batman & Bill(2017)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Believer(2018)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Slow Learners(2015)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
As the Palaces Burn(2014)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Last Days Here(2011)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Art of the Steal(2009)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Two Days In April (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Of Darkness(2006)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Rock School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Untitled Bob Saget Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office
The Art of the Steal (2009)

Highest rated
Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022)

Most popular right now
Taylor Swift: The End of an Era (2025)
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.
Awards
Nominated for a Sundance award in 2012, 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 Don Argott's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 21 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved7
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 12 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 Don Argott work with?
People who share at least 2 of Don Argott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sheena M. Joyce shares the most, 20.
Directors
- Sheena M. JoyceShared titles: Taylor Swift: The End of an Era (2025), The Home Team: NY Jets (2025), In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin (2023), Kelce (2023), Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022), Spector (2022), The Bond (2022), Cat People (2021), Keep Sweet (2021), Framing John DeLorean (2019), Maybe This Year (2019), Believer (2018) and 8 moreSee newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Sheena M. Joyce

- Demian FentonShared titles: Taylor Swift: The End of an Era (2025), In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin (2023), Kelce (2023), Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022), Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (2021), Framing John DeLorean (2019), Maybe This Year (2019), Believer (2018), Batman & Bill (2017), Slow Learners (2015), As the Palaces Burn (2014), The Atomic States of America (2012) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Demian Fenton
Writers
- Glen ZipperShared titles: The Bond (2022), Cat People (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Glen Zipper

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jarred AltermanShared titles: Taylor Swift: The End of an Era (2025), In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin (2023), Kelce (2023), Spector (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Jarred Alterman

- West Dylan ThordsonShared titles: Taylor Swift: The End of an Era (2025), Kelce (2023), The Atomic States of America (2012), The Art of the Steal (2009)See all 4 shared titles with West Dylan Thordson

- Emily AngelucciShared titles: In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin (2023), Spector (2022), The Bond (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Emily Angelucci
- Michael MeesShared titles: The Bond (2022), Cat People (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Mees
Producers
- Brennan ReesShared titles: Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022), Framing John DeLorean (2019), Batman & Bill (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Brennan Rees
- Brian O'ConnorShared titles: Believer (2018), Batman & Bill (2017), Slow Learners (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Brian O'Connor
- Jesse SisgoldShared titles: The Home Team: NY Jets (2025), Kelce (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Jesse Sisgold

- Jon WeinbachShared titles: The Home Team: NY Jets (2025), Kelce (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Weinbach
Mixed roles
- Aja VolkmanShared titles: Spector (2022), Believer (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Aja Volkman
- Dan ReynoldsShared titles: Spector (2022), Believer (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Reynolds

- Wayne SermonShared titles: Spector (2022), Believer (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Wayne Sermon

- Alexandra OrtonShared titles: Framing John DeLorean (2019), Batman & Bill (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandra Orton

