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Ariel Schulman

Director · 28 credits · 10 in highly-rated films

Best known for Nerve (2016)

Frequent collaborators: Henry Joost, Benny Safdie

Best Ariel Schulman movies by genre

Directed movies (19 total, ranked by score)

  1. Nerve

    2016 · ★ 7.0 (7,075 votes)

    Mystery, Adventure, Crime

    1

  2. Catfish

    2010 · ★ 6.8 (559 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Project Power

    2020 · ★ 6.4 (3,129 votes)

    Action, Crime, Science Fiction

    3

  4. Paranormal Activity 3

    2011 · ★ 5.9 (2,421 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    4

  5. Secret Headquarters

    2022 · ★ 6.4 (423 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction

    5

  6. Viral

    2016 · ★ 5.6 (548 votes)

    Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

    6

  7. Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story

    2024 · ★ 5.8 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Catfish: Meeting the Girl in the Pictures

    2011 · ★ 5.5 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. A Brief History of John Baldessari

    2012 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Paranormal Activity 4

    2012 · ★ 5.4 (2,069 votes)

    Horror

    10

  11. Metropolis II

    2014 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This?

    2007 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    12

  13. Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy

    2017

    13

  14. Weezer: Security Threat

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    Music, Comedy, Action

    14

  15. Undo

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    Action, Thriller

    15

  16. Nemesis

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    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

    16

  17. Unravel

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    17

  18. Cover Girl

    2014

    Comedy

    18

  19. The Monkey Wrench Gang

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    19

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.