Ross Kauffman

What are Ross Kauffman's films like?

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

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 Ross Kauffman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) · director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor · free
  • Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011) · producer, cinematographer · free
• Apple TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Me You Can't See (2021) · director
• discovery+1 title
  • Tigerland (2019) · director, writer, producer
• Fandor1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Woman Who Wasn't There (2012) · producer
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Wild Wild Space (2024) · director, cinematographer
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • A Day in the Life (2011) · cinematographer
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • E-Team (2014) · director, writer, producer, cinematographer
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Woman Who Wasn't There (2012) · producer

Subscription and free streaming for Ross Kauffman'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

20 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

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  Wild Wild Space(2024)

  Director · Cinematographer

  Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films78^th
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  Winding Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

  Director
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  Of Medicine and Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

  Director · Cinematographer
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  What Would Sophia Loren Do? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

  Director · Cinematographer · Producer
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  The Me You Can't See(2021)

  Show Director

  Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows16^th
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  Waterproof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Director
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  Tigerland(2019)

  Director · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~67^th
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  Boy Boy Girl Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

  Director
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  Night of Too Many Stars(2017)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films27^th
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  Tough Guys(2017)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films73^rd
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  E-Team(2014)

  Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films82^nd
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  Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  Director
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  The Woman Who Wasn't There(2012)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
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  Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope(2011)

  Cinematographer · Producer

  Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films78^th
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  A Day in the Life(2011)

  Show Cinematographer

  Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)~7^th
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  In a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Executive Producer
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  Project Kashmir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

  Cinematographer
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  Wait for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

  Director
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  Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids(2004)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
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  Independent Lens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

  Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1999 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)

$3.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)

Midcredits 86^th

Most popular right now

The Me You Can't See (2021)

Awards

an Oscar and 3 other major awards from 9 major nominations, 2004–2024.

1. 2024
   • Sundance award, nominated · Best Short Film
2. 2019
   • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
3. 2014
   • Sundance award, won · Documentary
   • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
4. 2005
   • Oscar, won · Best Documentary, Features
   • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination

     • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
     • Independent Spirit Award, won
5. 2004
   • Sundance award, won · Documentary
   • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ross Kauffman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76^th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Panned1
• Divisive2
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser5
• Mixed1

Most divisive · director

The Me You Can't See (2021)

99^th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)

Midcredits 86^th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 61/100 in their films, across 6 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.

Who does Ross Kauffman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ross Kauffman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Morgan Spurlock shares the most, 3.