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Lance Bangs

Lance Bangs

Director, producer and cinematographer, also actor and editor · Born September 8, 1972 (54) · Sacramento, California, USA

Lance Bangs (born September 8, 1972) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director who has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, the Shins, The Thermals, Belle & Sebastian, Menomena, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M., Mike Watt, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Keys, Kanye West, and Pavement. He directed the David Cross film Let America Laugh. Bangs has also been heavily involved in the filming and production of MTV's Jackass television series and its subsequent movies.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 8, 1972 (54)
From
Sacramento, California, USA
Works as
Director, producer and cinematographer, also actor and editor
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 93 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 42% in 30 days

What are Lance Bangs' films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
36%
Society
23%
Ideas
23%
Bonds
15%
Survival
3%
Power
2%
Art8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 21 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 16

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 11 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Absurd
13
Warm
9
Contemplative
9
Thrilling
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical5

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 Lance Bangs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lance Bangs' 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

93 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pavements(2024)

    Additional Photography · Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Everybody's Live with John Mulaney(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Ceremony Rohnert Park: Live From Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Eric André Live Near Broadway(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Elephant 6 Recording Co.(2022)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Jay Larson: Sounds Like Bruce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • History of the World: Part II(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · as Lance

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Jackass 4.5(2022)

    Cinematographer · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Moses Storm: Trash White(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Milford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mechanic

  • Michelle Wolf: Joke Show(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • David Cross: Oh Come On(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer

  • Filmed on Pixel 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Julian McCullough: Maybe I'm a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Fred Armisen: Standup For Drummers(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin?(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Better Things(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado(2016)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Brent Morin: I'm Brent Morin(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Kyle Kinane: I Liked His Old Stuff Better(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • W/Bob and David(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Bad Grandpa.5(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project(2014)

    Director · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Breadcrumb Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer

  • Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • HER: Love in the Modern Age(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Nick Thune: Folk Hero(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa(2013)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Marc Maron: Thinky Pain(2013)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • John Hodgman: RAGNAROK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Loiter Squad(2012)

    Show 31 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Greatest Event in Television History(2012)

    Show Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Inside Portlandia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Producer

  • Sting: Rough, Raw & Unreleased: Live at Irving Plaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Nirvana: Live at the Paramount(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Puppeteering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Jackass 3.5(2011)

    Cinematographer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Making of 'Jackass 3D' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Producer · as Self

  • Portlandia(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · as Lance Bangs

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Jackass 3D(2010)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Maurice at the World's Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • David Cross: Bigger & Blackerer(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Ecstatic Peace Archives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • The Vampire Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Documentation & Support

  • The Lazarus Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Where the Wild Things Are(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Collaborators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak(2009)

    Director · Camera Operator · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Family Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Producer

  • The Black Keys: Live at the Crystal Ballroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Passaic Mosaic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer

  • Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Making of 'Jackass 2.5' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · as Self

  • The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Camera Operator · Producer · as Self (uncredited)

  • Jackass Number Two(2006)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Death Cab for Cutie: Directions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • The Work of Director Mark Romanek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Co-Producer

  • Jackass Presents: Murderball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Screaming Masterpiece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Nirvana: With the Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • I've Been Twelve Forever(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • David Cross: Let America Laugh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Work of Director Michel Gondry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Belle & Sebastian: Fans Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Work of Director Spike Jonze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Jackass Backyard BBQ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Additional Camera

  • Pavement: Slow Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Camera Operator · Editor · Producer · as Self

  • Run Ronnie Run(2002)

    as Gay Conspiracy Technician

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Green Day: International Supervideos! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Jeff Mangum Live at Jittery Joe's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Camera Operator · Editor · as Himself

  • Pavement: Live In Seattle, 1999 & Live In Manchester, 1999 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Torrance Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Editor

  • Fugazi: Capitol Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • R.E.M.: Rough Cut(1995)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 90 titles from 1995 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Pavements (2024)

$355K worldwide

Highest rated

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount (2011)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

W/Bob and David (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 90: 2 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting65 of 90: 43 only directing, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting3 of 90: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing20 of 90: 5 only producing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thCinematography16 of 90: 7 only cinematography, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndEditing5 of 90: 1 only editing, 4 with another roleOther crew12 of 90: 5 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

90 titles, 25 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s34 · 1 acting · 33 crew2010s39 · 2 acting · 39 crew2020s12 · 2 acting · 11 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 Lance Bangs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 32; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder (2015)

93rd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 10 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 Lance Bangs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lance Bangs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Buchanan shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles