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Gene Ruggiero

Editor, also producer · Died February 19, 2002, aged 91 · North Hempstead, New York, USA

Born
June 20, 1910
Died
February 19, 2002 (aged 91)
From
North Hempstead, New York, USA
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 67 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Gene Ruggiero's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Bonds
31%
Morality
29%
Power
12%
Self
11%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 29 · Serious 7 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 20 · Charged 15 · Intense 6

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

Steady 27 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 30 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Joyful
18
Warm
15
Romantic
11
Hopeful
11
Other
34

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical2

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 Gene Ruggiero's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gene Ruggiero'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

67 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cry Wilderness(1987)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Night Train to Terror(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Savage Journey(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Manitou(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Moonshine County Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • Death Journey(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Circasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Editor

  • Adiós Amigo(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Boss Nigger(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Black Eye(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Woman(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Mad Bomber(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Asylum of Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Editor

  • Marlowe(1969)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hell's Angels '69 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Editor

  • H.R. Pufnstuf(1969)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Cast a Giant Shadow(1966)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Last Man on Earth(1964)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Einer frisst den anderen(1964)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Wonders of Aladdin(1961)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Thief of Baghdad(1961)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Barbarians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Editor

  • Platinum High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Editor

  • Tarzan, the Ape Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Editor

  • For the First Time(1959)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Torpedo Run(1958)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Seven Hills of Rome(1957)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Editor

  • The Wings of Eagles(1957)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Great American Pastime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Editor

  • Around the World in 80 Days(1956)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Catered Affair(1956)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Oklahoma!(1955)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Athena(1954)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Men of the Fighting Lady(1954)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Student Prince(1954)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Easy to Love(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Let's Ask Nostradamus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Editor

  • Rogue's March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Editor

  • Glory Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Editor

  • The People Against O'Hara(1951)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Great Caruso(1951)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Rich, Young and Pretty(1951)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone(1950)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Toast of New Orleans(1950)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Stars in My Crown(1950)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • That Midnight Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • The Bribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • Big City(1948)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Song of the Thin Man(1947)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dark Delusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Editor

  • Lady in the Lake(1946)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Andy Hardy's Double Life(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jackass Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • Tarzan's New York Adventure(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A Yank on the Burma Road(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Tarzan's Secret Treasure(1941)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Washington Melodrama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • Blonde Inspiration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • Dr. Kildare's Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • Sky Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • I Love You Again(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • The Shop Around the Corner(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • Ninotchka(1939)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan Finds a Son!(1939)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 1939 to 1987.

Biggest box office

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

$42M worldwide

Highest rated

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Marlowe (1969)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 59: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing58 of 59: 58 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1930s3 · crew1940s18 · crew1950s20 · crew1960s8 · crew1970s9 · crew1980s1 · 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.

How do Gene Ruggiero's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 44; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · editor

Wonder Woman (1974)

76th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Gene Ruggiero's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles8–51 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles3–37 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles0–39 · median 1 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles8–41 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles4–38 · median 26 · mildlighter than most 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 Gene Ruggiero work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gene Ruggiero's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Pasternak shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers