Acting
David Wain
- Titles
- 51movies47TV shows
- Career
Active from 1983 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 28titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Strangers with Candy84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor5.9average 2.0
- Satire & Parody6.1average 2.3
- Situational Comedy6.5average 2.7
- Cringe Humor5.8average 2.2
- Pop Culture5.8average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay6.3average 3.7
- Physical Comedy5.1average 2.5
- Dark Humor4.4average 2.9
Rarely in their work
- Mystery1.7, average 4.1
- Tension3.7, average 6.1
- Melancholy2.6, average 4.7
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Satirical 7
- Ensemble Cast 7
- Absurdist Comedy 7
- Quirky Characters 5
- Absurdist Humor 4
- Dark Comedy 4
- Cringe Humor 4
- Character-Driven 3
- Cult Classic 3
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Cringe Comedy 2
- Feel-Good Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael ShowalterActorChildrens Hospital, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Newsreaders, They Came Together, +7 more
Craig WedrenComposerGail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Role Models, Wanderlust, +4 more
Ken MarinoActorChildrens Hospital, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Role Models, +3 more
Michael Ian BlackActorAnother Period, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, They Came Together, Stella, Random Play, +3 more
Paul RuddActorWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Role Models, Wanderlust, They Came Together, Wet Hot American Summer, +1 more
Joe Lo TruglioActorGail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, Wanderlust, Aisle Six, Puberty: The Movie
Krister JohnsonWriterChildrens Hospital, Another Period, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Medical Police
Janeane GarofaloActorWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Wet Hot American Summer
Mather ZickelActorGail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, Newsreaders, The Ten
A.D. MilesActorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Wet Hot American Summer, Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Rob CorddryActorChildrens Hospital, Medical Police, Newsreaders- RRobert NassauEditorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Wanderlust, A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Movies and TV shows
18Upcoming
2 titles
Where the Fore Are We?
Writer, Director
2020s
1 title · average score 67
67
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026)
as People Magazine Editor Teleman Greevis
2010s
7 titles · average score 58
64
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
as Interviewer
The Second Sound Barrier (2016)
Director
58
They Came Together (2014)
as Keith
Brenda Forever (2013)
Director
Phone, Keys, Gum (2013)
Director
Brenda Forever (2013)
Director
53
Wanderlust (2012)
Director, Producer
2000s
6 titles · average score 59
69
Role Models (2008)
as Chevron Baine
Birthday (2008)
as David
45
The Ten (2007)
as Abe Grossman / Cartoon Voices
63
Merry F#%$in' Christmas (2005)
Director
63
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002)
as David
54
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Producer, Director
1990s
2 titles
Finishing The Novel (1997)
as Husband
Aisle Six (1991)
Story, Writer