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Oren Moverman

Oren Moverman

Producer, writer and director · Born July 4, 1966 (60) · Israel

Primetime Emmy winner · Oscar nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Oren Moverman (Hebrew: אורן מוברמן; born July 4, 1966) is an Israeli American, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, film director, and Emmy Award-winning film producer. He has directed the films The Messenger, Rampart, Time Out of Mind, and The Dinner. He also directed the Paramount+ documentary series "Willie Nelson & Family" with Thom Zimny. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oren Moverman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 4, 1966 (60)
From
Israel
Works as
Producer, writer and director
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 39% in 30 days

What are Oren Moverman's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
20%
Survival
15%
Morality
15%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 20

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 18 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 20

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 10

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
20
Contemplative
18
Bittersweet
7
Hopeful
6
Other
17

How their films linger

Thought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Oren Moverman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Oren Moverman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Liberation(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Borges and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Writer

  • Rental Family(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Cologne 75(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Wisdom of Happiness(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Listener(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The American Society of Magical Negroes(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Longing(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Willie Nelson & Family(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • June Zero(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Passages(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Paint Her Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Incomplete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • A Thousand and One(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Why Is We Americans? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Passing(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Bad Hair(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Human Capital(2019)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bad Education(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Skin(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Diane(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Wildlife(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Monsters and Men(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Puzzle(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Tale(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Dinner(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Veronica(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Ticket(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Junction 48 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Norman(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Time Out of Mind(2014)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Love & Mercy(2014)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Quiet Ones(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • She's Lost Control(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Rampart(2011)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Miral(2010)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Messenger(2009)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Married Life(2007)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • I'm Not There(2007)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Face(2002)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Jesus' Son(1999)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ages of the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Raised Eyebrows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • The Man with the Miraculous Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Untitled William S. Burroughs Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles, 38 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Love & Mercy (2014)

$29M worldwide

Highest rated

Rental Family (2025)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

I'm Not There (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 44: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting7 of 44: 0 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thWriting19 of 44: 7 only writing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing29 of 44: 21 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew2 of 44: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

44 titles, 13 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s16 · 1 acting · 15 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 2 other major awards from 12 major nominations, 2009–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Television Movie
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  2. 2019
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated ×2 · Best First Feature
  3. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
  4. 2017
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Best Film
  5. 2010
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
  6. 2009
    • Berlinale award, won · Best Screenplay
    • Berlinale award, won
    • Berlinale award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Oren Moverman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · writer

Face (2002)

89th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Rental Family (2025)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Oren Moverman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles10–63 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles18–60 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles35–76 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles29–67 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles6–60 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Oren Moverman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oren Moverman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eddie Vaisman shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles