William Kaufman, is an American director, screenwriter and producer. His works are mainly low-budget action films, such as Sinners and Saints and Daylight's End. Wikipedia
Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1974 (52)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Director, writer and producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are William Kaufman's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 12
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 9
Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 12
Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 7
Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 3
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
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 William Kaufman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Sinners and Saints (2010) · director, writer · free
- Warhorse One (2023) · director, writer · free
- The Channel (2023) · director, writer · free
- The Brave (2019) · director · free
- Washington's Armor (2022) · producer · free
- Daylight's End (2016) · director, producer · free
- One in the Chamber (2012) · director · free
- Shrapnel (2023) · director · free
Subscription and free streaming for William Kaufman'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
15 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

Man of War(2026)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Osiris(2025)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Shrapnel(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Channel(2023)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Warhorse One(2023)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Washington's Armor(2022)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Brave(2019)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Daylight's End(2016)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Jarhead 3: The Siege(2016)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
One in the Chamber(2012)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Hit List(2011)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Sinners and Saints(2010)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Prodigy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Bethesda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office
Osiris (2025)

Highest rated
Sinners and Saints (2010)

Most popular right now
Osiris (2025)
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 William Kaufman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic4
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 13 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 William Kaufman's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does William Kaufman work with?
People who share at least 2 of William Kaufman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Rutledge shares the most, 10.
Writers
- Chad LawShared titles: Shrapnel (2023), Daylight's End (2016), Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016), One in the Chamber (2012), The Hit List (2011)See all 5 shared titles with Chad Law

- Paul ReicheltShared titles: Man of War (2026), Osiris (2025), The Channel (2023), Warhorse One (2023), Daylight's End (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Paul Reichelt

- Evan LawShared titles: One in the Chamber (2012), The Hit List (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Evan Law
Actors
- Johnny StrongShared titles: Warhorse One (2023), Daylight's End (2016), Sinners and Saints (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Johnny Strong

- Louis MandylorShared titles: The Brave (2019), Daylight's End (2016), One in the Chamber (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Louis Mandylor

- E.K. SpilaShared titles: The Channel (2023), Warhorse One (2023), Daylight's End (2016)See all 3 shared titles with E.K. Spila

- Jason PatricShared titles: Man of War (2026), Shrapnel (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Patric

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Mark RutledgeShared titles: Man of War (2026), Osiris (2025), Shrapnel (2023), The Channel (2023), The Brave (2019), Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016), The Marine 4: Moving Target (2015), One in the Chamber (2012), The Hit List (2011), Sinners and Saints (2010)See all 10 shared titles with Mark Rutledge

- John RoomeShared titles: Man of War (2026), Osiris (2025), Shrapnel (2023), The Channel (2023), The Brave (2019), One in the Chamber (2012)See all 6 shared titles with John Roome

- Joey NicotraShared titles: Warhorse One (2023), Washington's Armor (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Joey Nicotra

- Russell WhiteShared titles: One in the Chamber (2012), Sinners and Saints (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Russell White
Producers
- Andrew LewisShared titles: Man of War (2026), Osiris (2025), The Channel (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Andrew Lewis

- Isaac LewisShared titles: Man of War (2026), Osiris (2025), The Channel (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Isaac Lewis

- Adrian TestolinShared titles: Osiris (2025), Daylight's End (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Adrian Testolin
- Christian SosaShared titles: Osiris (2025), The Channel (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Christian Sosa

Mixed roles
- Jay MosesShared titles: Warhorse One (2023), Sinners and Saints (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Moses

