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William Kaufman

William Kaufman

Director, writer and producer · Born January 1, 1974 (52) · Tokyo, Japan

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.

Born
January 1, 1974 (52)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are William Kaufman's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
8
Thrilling
8
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • 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).

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)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Osiris(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Shrapnel(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Channel(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Warhorse One(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Washington's Armor(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • The Brave(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Daylight's End(2016)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Jarhead 3: The Siege(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • One in the Chamber(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • The Hit List(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Sinners and Saints(2010)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Prodigy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Bethesda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 14: 6 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score25thWriting6 of 14: 0 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thProducing2 of 14: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

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

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s5 · 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 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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th6

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.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

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

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles