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Russell Wayne Groves

Russell Wayne Groves

Producer

Russell Wayne Groves is an award-winning producer and founder of The Ranch Productions. His work spans acclaimed features, documentaries, and television, with premieres at Sundance, Toronto, SXSW, and Tribeca. Recent credits include the yet to be released Family Movie (SXSW 2026) starring Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick, The Good Half (2024) starring Nick Jonas and Brittany Snow, ESPN’s The American Gladiators Documentary (2023), and Facing Nolan (SXSW 2022). Groves has collaborated with Showtime, Hulu, ESPN, Anonymous Content, and Utopia, among others. He is a proud member of Producers United. A native Texan, he continues to develop innovative projects across film, television, and new media.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Russell Wayne Groves' films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
29%
Bonds
24%
Society
16%
Ideas
13%
Morality
9%
Survival
6%
Power
3%
Self-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 4 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
8
Warm
7
Absurd
7
Hopeful
6
Joyful
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous3

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 Russell Wayne Groves' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Russell Wayne Groves' 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

25 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Family Movie(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Stages(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Zombies: Hung Up on a Dream(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Good Half(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The American Gladiators Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • The American Gladiators Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Not an Artist(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hi I'm Blake(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Chop & Steele(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Facing Nolan(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Golden Arm(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Playing God(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Wormholes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • The Argument(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Johnathan Documentary(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Unicorn(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Action(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Dealt(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • ProGamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Hate from a Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Balls Out(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Cain Complex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Co-Producer · as EMT

  • Lord Montagu(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Austin High(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Facing Nolan (2022)

$406K worldwide

Highest rated

Facing Nolan (2022)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Argument (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 20: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing20 of 20: 19 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

2010s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew2020s10 · 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 Russell Wayne Groves' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of the 17 of 18 with a score; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Family Movie (2026)

87th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Facing Nolan (2022)

Midcredits 96th · 89% liked

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 Russell Wayne Groves' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Russell Wayne Groves work with?

People who share at least 2 of Russell Wayne Groves' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bradley Jackson shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles