
Richard Ladkani
Director, cinematographer, producer and writer · Born July 21, 1943 (83)
- July 21, 1943 (83)
- Director, cinematographer, producer and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Richard Ladkani's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 4
Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Other3
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 Richard Ladkani's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Ladkani'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
13 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Yanuni(2025)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Sea of Shadows(2019)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Ivory Game(2016)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all filmsGas Monopoly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Vatican: The Hidden World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Jane's Journey(2010)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Most Secret Place on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

A Powerful Noise(2008)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Devil's Miner(2005)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Escape over the Himalaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

The World in Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Just Me, Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1987 to 2026.

Biggest box office
Jane's Journey (2010)

Highest rated
The Ivory Game (2016)

Most popular right now
Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold (2024)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Richard Ladkani's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 7 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 77/100 and the pacing 59/100 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 Richard Ladkani work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Ladkani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; H. Scott Salinas shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Kief DavidsonShared titles: The Ivory Game (2016), The Devil's Miner (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Kief Davidson

Composers and editors
- H. Scott SalinasShared titles: Yanuni (2025), Sea of Shadows (2019), The Ivory Game (2016)See all 3 shared titles with H. Scott Salinas

- Georg Michael FischerShared titles: Yanuni (2025), Sea of Shadows (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Georg Michael Fischer

- Verena SchönauerShared titles: Sea of Shadows (2019), The Ivory Game (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Verena Schönauer
Producers
- Jennifer DavissonShared titles: Yanuni (2025), Sea of Shadows (2019), The Ivory Game (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Jennifer Davisson

- Leonardo DiCaprioShared titles: Yanuni (2025), Sea of Shadows (2019), The Ivory Game (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Leonardo DiCaprio

- Anita LadkaniShared titles: Yanuni (2025), The Ivory Game (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Anita Ladkani
- Laura NixShared titles: Yanuni (2025), Sea of Shadows (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Laura Nix


