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Ry Russo-Young

Ry Russo-Young

Director, producer, writer and actor, also editor · Born November 16, 1981 (44) · New York City, New York, USA

Sundance award nominee · Independent Spirit Award nominee

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Ry Russo-Young (born November 16, 1981) is an American independent filmmaker. Her film You Wont Miss Me appeared at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009 and won a Gotham Award for Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You. Her first feature, Orphans, won a special jury prize at South by Southwest in 2007. Her short film Marion, won several awards including a Silver Hugo for Best Experimental Short at the Chicago Independent Film Festival. She also appeared in Joe Swanberg's Hannah Takes the Stairs. She attended Oberlin College and Saint Ann's School. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ry Russo-Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 16, 1981 (44)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director, producer, writer and actor, also editor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 28% in 30 days

What are Ry Russo-Young's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
44%
Bonds
38%
Society
10%
Ideas
6%
Morality
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · 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 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Melancholic
4
Warm
5
Bittersweet
4
Hopeful
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

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 Ry Russo-Young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ry Russo-Young'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

19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Call Her Alex(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Serena Variations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Shrinking(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • And Just Like That...(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Nuclear Family(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • PANIC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • The Sun Is Also a Star(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sorry for Your Loss(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Cloak & Dagger(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Sweetbitter(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Everything Sucks!(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Before I Fall(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Nobody Walks(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Color Wheel(2011)

    as Zoe

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • You Wont Miss Me(2009)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hannah Takes the Stairs(2007)

    Additional Writing · Writer · as Rocco

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Orphans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Marion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • The Last Animal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Before I Fall (2017)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Everything Sucks! (2018)

Midcredits 65th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 19: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting16 of 19: 11 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thWriting3 of 19: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing4 of 19: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing1 of 19: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 19: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

19 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2020s6 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2012–2022.

  1. 2022
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
  2. 2012
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic

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 Ry Russo-Young's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, editor

You Wont Miss Me (2009)

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

Most loved · director

Shrinking (2023)

Midcredits 91st · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 6 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.

Is Ry Russo-Young's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles25–56 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian 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 Ry Russo-Young work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ry Russo-Young's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Will Bates shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers