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Al Ruban

Al Ruban

Actor, producer, cinematographer and editor

Works as
Actor, producer, cinematographer and editor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 29 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 26Up 18% in 30 days

What are Al Ruban's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
30%
Survival
21%
Self
15%
Society
12%
Morality
10%
Ideas
8%
Power
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Tense
8
Warm
3
Contemplative
2
Dread
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • 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 Al Ruban's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Al Ruban'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

29 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Nudes, Nudists & Nudism: Volume 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • Texasville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Co-Producer · Production Manager

  • Mr. North(1988)

    Executive In Charge Of Production · as Court Clerk

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Happy New Year(1987)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Love Streams(1984)

    Cinematographer · Executive Producer · as Milton Kravitz

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Swamp Thing(1982)

    Executive In Charge Of Production · as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Jet Lag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • The Big Fix(1978)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Opening Night(1977)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Heroes(1977)

    as Recruiter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie(1976)

    Cinematographer · Producer · as Marty Reitz

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Woman Under the Influence(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Minnie and Moskowitz(1971)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Husbands(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Faces(1968)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Coogan's Bluff(1968)

    as Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Madigan(1968)

    as Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Sexploiters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · as Bob (uncredited)

  • International Smorgas-Broad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Assistant Director

  • Nude Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Editor

  • The Beautiful, the Bloody, and the Bare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Editor · Producer

  • Nudes on Tiger Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Editor

  • Nudes Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Editor

  • Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Sound · Actor

  • 1,000 Shapes of a Female (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Sound Re-Recording Mixer · Actor

  • Bunny Yeager's Nude Camera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Production Assistant

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as The Clerk

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Shadows(1958)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1960 to 2000.

Biggest box office

Happy New Year (1987)

$41K worldwide

Highest rated

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Swamp Thing (1982)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 29: 5 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting1 of 29: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 29: 2 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thCinematography7 of 29: 4 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score94thEditing6 of 29: 4 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew9 of 29: 3 only other crew, 6 with another role

29 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1960s14 · 6 acting · 11 crew1970s8 · 3 acting · 6 crew1980s5 · 3 acting · 5 crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · 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 Al Ruban's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most loved · cinematographer

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 85/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 89, detractors 60. 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.

Is Al Ruban's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Al Ruban work with?

People who share at least 2 of Al Ruban's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Cassavetes shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers