Gabe Polsky

What are Gabe Polsky's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

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 Gabe Polsky's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

• Tubi5 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • In Search of Greatness (2018) · director, writer, producer · free
  • His Way (2011) · producer · free
  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) · producer · free
  • The Living Wake (2007) · producer · free
  • The Motel Life (2012) · director, producer · free
• Prime Video3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Genius (2017) · producer
  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) · producer
  • The Motel Life (2012) · director, producer
• The Roku Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • In Search of Greatness (2018) · director, writer, producer · free
  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) · producer · free
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Butcher's Crossing (2022) · director, writer, producer
• Pluto TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) · producer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Gabe Polsky'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

12 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

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  The Man Who Saves the World?(2025)

  Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

  Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~78^th
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  Butcher's Crossing(2022)

  Director · Producer · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films26^th
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  Red Penguins(2019)

  Director · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films71^st
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  In Search of Greatness(2018)

  Director · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films75^th
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  Genius(2017)

  Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows91^st
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  The Blimp-Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

  Director · Producer · Writer · as Self (voice)
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  Red Army(2014)

  Director · Additional Camera · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  The Motel Life(2012)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films41^st
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  His Way(2011)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films72^nd
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  Little Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  Producer
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  Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans(2009)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films69^th
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  The Living Wake(2007)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films52^nd

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2009 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Red Army (2014)

Midcredits 96^th

Most popular right now

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2011–2021.

1. 2021
   • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Documentary Screenplay
2. 2019
   • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Documentary Screenplay
3. 2015
   • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Documentary Screenplay
4. 2011
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Nonfiction Special

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 Gabe Polsky's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71^st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved2
• Cult Classic2
• Crowd Pleaser4
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed1

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

The Man Who Saves the World? (2025)

87^th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Red Army (2014)

Midcredits 96^th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 8 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 Gabe Polsky work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gabe Polsky's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leo Birenberg shares the most, 5.