David Wain

Director. Born 1 August 1969 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA.

Titles on Fi1m3 acting · 3 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

Born

1 August 1969, Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Active

2009–present

Frequently works with

Ken Marino

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

77Fi1m

71Critics

We rate David’s work 5 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 1 film, 2 series
Screen time: 2 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1m across 1 film with figures
Active: 2009–present

Genres

Comedy3

Best and worst on Fi1m

82BestParty Down2009

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass poster

68WorstGail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass2026

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11980s

81990s

252000s

342010s

122020s

Directors most worked with

Ken Marino2 titles

Awards

Other awards2 nominated

Nominated2008Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Film: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Film · Role Models
Nominated2001Open Palm Award: Open Palm Award · Wet Hot American Summer

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.