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Dirk Ahner

Dirk Ahner

Writer · Born September 12, 1973 (53) · Horb am Neckar, Germany

Born
September 12, 1973 (53)
From
Horb am Neckar, Germany
Works as
Writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 16 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 4% in 30 days

What are Dirk Ahner's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Self
19%
Morality
12%
Survival
9%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · 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 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Warm
5
Thrilling
3
Tense
1
Hopeful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • 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 Dirk Ahner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dirk Ahner'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

16 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hui Boo And The Curse Of The Genies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Writer

  • Hui Buh und das Hexenschloss(2022)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Cloud Under the Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Writer

  • The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • Jim Button and the Wild 13(2020)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • My Brother Simple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Screenplay

  • The Peppercorns and the Curse of the Black King(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Frau Ella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Screenplay

  • Killing is My Business, Honey(2009)

    Screenplay · as Larry Rose

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Hui Buh - Das Schlossgespenst(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Shocking Shorts 2003 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Seven Days to Live(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Der Pakt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Producer

  • Miniatur Wunderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Wolpertinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles, 13 of them dated from 1999 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Hui Buh - Das Schlossgespenst (2006)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)

Midcredits 56th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 16: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting2 of 16: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting14 of 16: 13 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thProducing1 of 16: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · 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 Dirk Ahner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

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

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 6 are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed6

Most loved · writer

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)

Midcredits 56th · 51% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Dirk Ahner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dirk Ahner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christian Becker shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers