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Aaron Katz

Aaron Katz

Director, writer, editor and actor · Born October 29, 1981 (44) · Portland, Oregon, USA

Aaron Katz (born October 29, 1981) is an award-winning independent American filmmaker from Portland, Oregon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aaron Katz (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 29, 1981 (44)
From
Portland, Oregon, USA
Works as
Director, writer, editor and actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 14 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 26

What are Aaron Katz's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
45%
Bonds
41%
Society
14%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
5
Melancholic
3
Tense
3
Warm
2
Joyful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Aaron Katz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aaron Katz'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

14 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gemini(2017)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Listen Up Philip(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Land Ho!(2014)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Cold Weather(2010)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Nine to Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • You Wont Miss Me(2009)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Let's Get Down to Brass Tacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · as Aaron

  • Quiet City(2007)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hannah Takes the Stairs(2007)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Dance Party, USA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • All the Stage Is a World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Hoopla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Blood Ties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Inground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles, 12 of them dated from 2004 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Land Ho! (2014)

$728K worldwide

Highest rated

Quiet City (2007)

Midcredits 62nd

Most popular right now

Cold Weather (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 14: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting11 of 14: 4 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting6 of 14: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleEditing3 of 14: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 14: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

14 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s8 · 2 acting · 7 crew2010s4 · crew

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

How do Aaron Katz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

You Wont Miss Me (2009)

81st percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, editor

Quiet City (2007)

Midcredits 62nd · 55% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 28/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Aaron Katz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aaron Katz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Reed shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers