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Adam Somner

Adam Somner

Producer · Died November 27, 2024, aged 57 · London, England, UK

Oscar winner · BAFTA Award winner · 2 other major award bodies

Adam Somner (1967 – November 27, 2024) was a British-born American assistant director and film producer, known for working with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Ridley Scott. He produced Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and a BAFTA Award for Best Film. Born in London in 1967, Somner died from anaplastic thyroid cancer in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, on November 27, 2024, at the age of 57. One Battle After Another was his final work and is dedicated to his memory. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Somner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1967
Died
November 27, 2024 (aged 57)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Producer
Titles
76 on MovieCove · 84 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 16% in 30 days

What are Adam Somner's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Power
26%
Bonds
23%
Survival
19%
Self
13%
Society
10%
Morality
8%
Greed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 6

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Melancholic
3
Thrilling
2
Joyful
2
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Adam Somner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 76 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Somner'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

84 credits, 76 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Disclosure Day(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • One Battle After Another(2025)

    First Assistant Director · In Memory Of · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Blitz(2024)

    First Assistant Director · Producer · as Station Inspector

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    First Assistant Director

  • Killers of the Flower Moon(2023)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Poison(2023)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Rat Catcher(2023)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Swan(2023)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar(2023)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • West Side Story(2021)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Licorice Pizza(2021)

    First Assistant Director · Producer · as Tiny Toes Photographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Ford v Ferrari(2019)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ready Player One(2018)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Phantom Thread(2017)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Post(2017)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • All the Money in the World(2017)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • HAIM / Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    First Assistant Director

  • First They Killed My Father(2017)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The BFG(2016)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Revenant(2015)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bridge of Spies(2015)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Inherent Vice(2014)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings(2014)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Lincoln(2012)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Master(2012)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Loom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    First Assistant Director

  • War Horse(2011)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Tintin(2011)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Rango(2011)

    First Assistant Director · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Unstoppable(2010)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull(2008)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • There Will Be Blood(2007)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Lions for Lambs(2007)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Munich(2005)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • War of the Worlds(2005)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Man on Fire(2004)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Seabiscuit(2003)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen(2003)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Johnny English(2003)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Black Hawk Down(2001)

    Second Unit First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Spy Game(2001)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Just Visiting(2001)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hannibal(2001)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Zoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    First Assistant Director

  • Gladiator(2000)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy(1999)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers(1998)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • G.I. Jane(1997)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Event Horizon(1997)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • 101 Dalmatians(1996)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Mary Reilly(1996)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • White Squall(1996)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Governor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 12 episodes · Second Assistant Director

  • The Jungle Book(1994)

    Second Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday(1994)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Second Assistant Director

  • MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis(1994)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Shadowlands(1993)

    Second Unit First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Foreign Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Son of the Pink Panther(1993)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Deception(1992)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • 1492: Conquest of Paradise(1992)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • City of Joy(1992)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Power of One(1992)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Russia House(1990)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Havana(1990)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Three Men and a Little Lady(1990)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Memphis Belle(1990)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Island(1990)

    Second Unit First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Old Man and the Sea(1990)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Nuns on the Run(1990)

    Assistant Location Manager

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Henry V(1989)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Great Balls of Fire!(1989)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Madame Sousatzka(1988)

    Assistant Location Manager

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

    Production Runner

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Consuming Passions(1988)

    Production Runner

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace(1987)

    Production Runner

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Duet for One(1986)

    Production Runner

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Production Runner

Career shape

A full career of 84 titles from 1986 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

$407M worldwide

Highest rated

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 84: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleProducing21 of 84: 2 only producing, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score88thOther crew82 of 84: 63 only other crew, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

84 titles, 19 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 19 of them.

By decade

1980s9 · crew1990s28 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s21 · crew2020s11 · 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.

Awards

an Oscar, a BAFTA Award and 3 other major awards from 8 major nominations, 2016–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, won · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  2. 2022
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  3. 2016
    • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

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 Adam Somner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 75; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 76 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up38
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 76 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Universally Panned3
  • Crowd Pleaser42
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed9

Most loved · producer

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

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.

Is Adam Somner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles12–71 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles6–64 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles12–89 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles14–72 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles25–71 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Adam Somner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Somner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Thomas Anderson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers