- January 1, 2014
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Producer, actor and writer
- 18 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Paul Pumpian's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 17
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 8
Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 8
Steady 11 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1
Casual 6 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 6
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Irv in Street Girls (1975)
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic2
- 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 Paul Pumpian's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Swimming Upstream (2003) · producer · free
- Joshua (2002) · producer · free
- Children on Their Birthdays (2002) · producer · free
- Shattered Spirits (1986) · producer · free
- Resurrection (1999) · producer · free
- The Preppie Murder (1989) · producer · free
- Through Naked Eyes (1983) · producer · free
- Street Girls (1975) · actor, producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Pumpian'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
30 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
Swimming Upstream(2003)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Joshua(2002)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Watcher(2000)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Time Served (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Resurrection(1999)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Hidden Assassin(1995)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Dazzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Dazzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Silent Cries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Daddy(1991)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all filmsBar Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Dangerous Passion(1990)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Preppie Murder(1989)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Fatal Judgement(1988)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Stepford Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Once a Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Shattered Spirits(1986)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Deadly Messages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Through Naked Eyes(1983)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
I Want to Live(1983)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Hear No Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Lucy Moves to NBC(1980)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Joys!(1976)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Street Girls(1975)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 1975 to 2003.
Biggest box office
The Watcher (2000)
Highest rated
Swimming Upstream (2003)
Most popular right now
The Watcher (2000)
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 Paul Pumpian's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 18 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic5
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Paul Pumpian work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Pumpian's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Howard Baldwin shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Michael MillerShared titles: Daddy (1991), Dangerous Passion (1990), Street Girls (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Miller
- Russell MulcahyShared titles: Swimming Upstream (2003), Resurrection (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Russell Mulcahy
- David Lowell RichShared titles: The Hearst and Davies Affair (1985), I Want to Live (1983)See all 2 shared titles with David Lowell Rich
Writers
- Brad MirmanShared titles: Joshua (2002), Resurrection (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Mirman
- Hal KanterShared titles: Lucy Moves to NBC (1980), Joys! (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Hal Kanter
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Steven ShawShared titles: Children on Their Birthdays (2002), Dangerous Passion (1990), The Preppie Murder (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Steven Shaw
- Richard NordShared titles: Joshua (2002), The Watcher (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Nord
- Janet Bartels-VandagriffShared titles: Dangerous Passion (1990), The Preppie Murder (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Janet Bartels-Vandagriff
- Lee HoldridgeShared titles: Fatal Judgement (1988), I Want to Live (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Holdridge
Producers
- Howard BaldwinShared titles: Swimming Upstream (2003), Children on Their Birthdays (2002), Joshua (2002), Resurrection (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Howard Baldwin
- Karen Elise BaldwinShared titles: Swimming Upstream (2003), Children on Their Birthdays (2002), Joshua (2002), Resurrection (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Karen Elise Baldwin
- Nick MortonShared titles: Swimming Upstream (2003), Joshua (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Morton
- William J. ImmermanShared titles: Swimming Upstream (2003), Children on Their Birthdays (2002)See all 2 shared titles with William J. Immerman
Mixed roles
- John HerzfeldShared titles: The Preppie Murder (1989), Shattered Spirits (1986)See all 2 shared titles with John Herzfeld
