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Paul Tana

Paul Tana

Director and writer

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Paul Tana's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
60%
Self
28%
Morality
12%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Contemplative
2
Tense
1
Cold
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Paul Tana's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Tana'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

5 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mr. Aiello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • La sarrasine(1992)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jesus of Montreal(1989)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Caffe Italia Montréal(1985)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Les grands enfants(1980)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 1980 to 1998.

Most popular right now

Les grands enfants (1980)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 5: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting4 of 5: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 5: 0 only writing, 4 with another role

5 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Paul Tana's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

2ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Jesus of Montreal (1989)

Midcredits 88th · 78% liked

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.

Who does Paul Tana work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Tana's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Louise Surprenant shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers