---
name: "Dana Brunetti"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dana-brunetti"
fi1m_id: "dana-brunetti"
imdb_id: "nm0116232"
tmdb_id: 54417
wikidata_id: "Q1159206"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "11 June 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-17T16:07:00.023437+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dana Brunetti

## Identity

Dana Brunetti

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dana-brunetti
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dana-brunetti
- **IMDb ID:** nm0116232
- **TMDB ID:** 54417
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1159206
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Brunetti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1159206, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0116232/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54417

Producer. Born 11 June 1973 in Virginia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 11 June 1973, Virginia, USA
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Michael De Luca](https://film.one/person/michael-de-luca.md), [Scott Rudin](https://film.one/person/scott-rudin.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as producer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 74 (3), 2020s 67 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 71 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Action 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1, Documentary 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,136m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Brunetti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1159206, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0116232/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54417

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Social Network*](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md) (91)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Captain Phillips*](https://film.one/film/captain-phillips.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Dana Brunetti is an American film and television producer. Born on 11 June 1973 in Clifton Forge, Virginia, he began working in the industry after serving in the US Coast Guard and meeting actor Kevin Spacey while employed at a wireless company. He became Spacey’s executive assistant and co-founded Trigger Street Productions with him in 1997, later serving as its president.

Brunetti’s credits include producing *21* (2008), *The Social Network* (2010) and *Captain Phillips* (2013). The latter two films each received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture. He has also served as executive producer on the Netflix series *House of Cards* and produced the *Fifty Shades* film trilogy.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Gran Turismo* (2023), Fi1m 56, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/gran-turismo.md)
- *The Rescue* (2021), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rescue.md)
- *Fifty Shades of Grey* (2015), Fi1m 49, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/fifty-shades-of-grey.md)
- *Captain Phillips* (2013), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-phillips.md)
- *The Social Network* (2010), Fi1m 91, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Motorheads* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *Gran Turismo* (2023), Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/gran-turismo.md)
- *Swimming with Sharks* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *The Rescue* (2021), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rescue.md)
- *Jett* (2019), series, Executive Producer
- *Fifty Shades Freed* (2018), Producer
- *Manhunt* (2017), series, Executive Producer
- *Fifty Shades Darker* (2017), Producer
- *Masterminds* (2016), Executive Producer
- *The New Empress* (2016), Producer
- *Home* (2016), Producer
- *Beauty Mark* (2016), Producer
- *Fifty Shades of Grey* (2015), Producer — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/fifty-shades-of-grey.md)
- *The Gift* (2014), Producer
- *Jump!* (2014), Producer
- *The Mundane Goddess* (2014), Producer
- *Captain Phillips* (2013), Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-phillips.md)
- *Love's Routine* (2013), Producer
- *The Smile Man* (2013), Producer
- *Saving Norman* (2013), Producer
- *House of Cards* (2013), series, Executive Producer
- *The Ventriloquist* (2012), Producer
- *Envelope* (2012), Producer
- *Inseparable* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Safe* (2012), Producer
- *The Social Network* (2010), Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md)
- *Casino Jack* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Father of Invention* (2010), Producer
- *Shrink* (2009), Producer
- *Fanboys* (2009), Producer
- *Hackers Wanted* (2009), Producer
- *Columbus Day* (2008), Producer
- *21* (2008), Producer
- *Bernard and Doris* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Mini's First Time* (2006), Producer
- *The Good Student* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Beyond the Sea* (2004), Co-Producer
- *Pay It Forward* (2000), Actor's Assistant
- *American Beauty* (1999), Actor's Assistant — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/american-beauty.md)
- *The Happiest Place on Earth*, Producer
- *All Night Long*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Dana Brunetti](https://film.one/media/person/119659/gallery-b86cf9da9666.png) Dana Brunetti — Andrew P. Alderete, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Dana.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![IMG_1807 (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/119659/gallery-18504604e539.jpg) IMG_1807 (2012) — TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/MG_1807_%287977335992%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![IMG_1822 (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/119659/gallery-0733efd7c12f.jpg) IMG_1822 (2012) — TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/MG_1822_%287977335924%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![IMG_1875 (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/119659/gallery-fa091809b2eb.jpg) IMG_1875 (2012) — TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/MG_1875_%287977333401%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![IMG_1897 (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/119659/gallery-37cfc3d0c6f1.jpg) IMG_1897 (2012) — TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/MG_1897_%287977335530%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![IMG_1903 (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/119659/gallery-68ade12aa6a3.jpg) IMG_1903 (2012) — TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/MG_1903_%287977333139%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2014: Best Picture (nominated), for *Captain Phillips*
- 2011: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Social Network*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2014: Best Film (nominated), for *Captain Phillips*
- 2011: Best Film (nominated), for *The Social Network*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- 2014: Outstanding Drama Series (nominated), for *House of Cards*
- 2013: Outstanding Drama Series (nominated), for *House of Cards*
- 2008: Outstanding Television Movie (nominated), for *Bernard and Doris*

### Other awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture 2014: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture (nominated), for *Captain Phillips*
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture 2011: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture (nominated), for *The Social Network*
- Satellite Award for Best Film 2010: Satellite Award for Best Film (won), for *The Social Network*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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