Dan Trachtenberg

Dan Trachtenberg (born May 11, 1981) is an American filmmaker and podcast host.

He is best known for directing the films 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and Prey (2022), the former earning him a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film. For television, he directed the pilot episodes of The Boys (2019) and The Lost Symbol (2021), the latter of which he also served as an executive producer.

Trachtenberg was one of three hosts of The Totally Rad Show podcast and a former co-host of the Geekdrome podcast. He also directed episodes for the Ctrl+Alt+Chicken podcast, all hosted at Revision3. He directed the 2011 short film Portal: No Escape, an episode of Black Mirror entitled “Playtest,” and various television commercials and public service announcements.

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Dan Trachtenberg Movies

Discover the best movies directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Explore the complete filmography, including critically acclaimed masterpieces, box office hits, and top-rated Dan Trachtenberg films ranked by score.

Predator: Badlands (2025)

Action Adventure Science Fiction

Exile has a way of revealing character. A young Predator, stripped of his clan's protection and forced to survive on the margins, finds himself in an improbable partnership with a...

Score 7.7

Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

Action Animation Science Fiction

Across three vastly different eras of human warfare, the deadliest fighters who ever lived face a threat no amount of skill or battlefield experience could prepare them for. A Viking...

Score 7.8

Prey (2022)

Action Science Fiction Thriller

Set in the Northern Great Plains of 1719, Prey follows Naru, a young Comanche woman determined to prove herself as a hunter among her people. What begins as a rite...

Score 7.7

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Drama Horror Science Fiction

Michelle regains consciousness in a concrete bunker following a violent crash, disoriented and cut off from the world. Her rescuer, Howard, insists that a catastrophic event has rendered the surface...

Score 7.0

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles directed by Dan Trachtenberg are Predator: Badlands, Predator: Killer of Killers, and Prey.

How many movies and TV shows has Dan Trachtenberg directed? +

Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 4 titles directed by Dan Trachtenberg, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.

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Yes! The overall filmography directed by Dan Trachtenberg maintains a strong average user rating of 7.5 out of 10 across all tracked titles.