Russ McCarroll is a producer, writer and director who works mostly in non-fiction. He is best known for Alone (2015), The Men Who Built America (2012), Mountain Men (2012), Pawn Stars (2009) The Devil's Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes (2022) and The Today Show (1952). His scripted credits include Sons of Liberty (2015).
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer and writer
- 31 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
What are Russell McCarroll's films like?
Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
Light 6 · Serious 6 · Dark 1
Grounded 13 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 9 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 12 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet9
- Ambiguous12
- Cyclical4
- Other1
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 McCarroll's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- discovery+
- HISTORY Vault18 titles
- A&E Crime Central, show their 3 titles on A&E Crime Central
Subscription and free streaming for Russell McCarroll'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
33 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.
Cocktail Wars(2026)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Sitting Bull(2025)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Munich '72 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Fieldhouse(2021)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hard to Kill(2018)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Superheroes Decoded(2017)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Barbarians Rising(2016)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Big Easy Motors(2016)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Iron & Fire(2016)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
ISIS: Rise of Terror(2016)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sons of Liberty(2015)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Making of Trump(2015)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The World Wars(2014)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Pawnography(2014)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Third Reich: The Rise & Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
American Restoration(2010)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Decoded(2010)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Most Extreme Airports(2010)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The People Speak(2009)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Ax Men(2008)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Seven Deadly Sins(2008)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 2008 to 2026.
Highest rated
The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen (2018)
Most popular right now
Cocktail Wars (2026)
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.
Awards
3 major nominations and no wins, 2013–2014.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
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 Russell McCarroll's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 30 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive5
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed12
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 Russell McCarroll work with?
People who share at least 2 of Russell McCarroll's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chip Rives shares the most, 7.
Directors
- John EalerShared titles: The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen (2018), The World Wars (2014)See all 2 shared titles with John Ealer
Writers
- Brad BernsteinShared titles: Cocktail Wars (2026), The Fieldhouse (2021), Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence (2018), The 44th President: In His Own Words (2017), Alcatraz: Search for the Truth (2015), Inside Alcatraz: Legends of the Rock (2015)See all 6 shared titles with Brad Bernstein
- Chip RivesShared titles: Cocktail Wars (2026), The Fieldhouse (2021), Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence (2018), The 44th President: In His Own Words (2017), Alcatraz: Search for the Truth (2015), Inside Alcatraz: Legends of the Rock (2015), Most Extreme Airports (2010)See all 7 shared titles with Chip Rives
- David KarabinasShared titles: Cocktail Wars (2026), The Fieldhouse (2021), Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence (2018), The 44th President: In His Own Words (2017), Alcatraz: Search for the Truth (2015), Inside Alcatraz: Legends of the Rock (2015)See all 6 shared titles with David Karabinas
- Randy CounsmanShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), Hamilton: Building America (2017), Sons of Liberty (2015), The World Wars (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Randy Counsman
Actors
- Don Meehan Jr.Shared titles: Hamilton: Building America (2017), The World Wars (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Don Meehan Jr.
Cinematographers and editors
- Rick CikowskiShared titles: Cocktail Wars (2026), The Fieldhouse (2021), Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence (2018), The 44th President: In His Own Words (2017), Alcatraz: Search for the Truth (2015), Inside Alcatraz: Legends of the Rock (2015)See all 6 shared titles with Rick Cikowski
- Jonathan SouleShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen (2018), Sons of Liberty (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Jonathan Soule
- Christos PathiakisShared titles: Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence (2018), Alcatraz: Search for the Truth (2015), Inside Alcatraz: Legends of the Rock (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Christos Pathiakis
- Terry StewartShared titles: Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence (2018), The 44th President: In His Own Words (2017), Alcatraz: Search for the Truth (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Terry Stewart
Producers
- Zachary BehrShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), Big Easy Motors (2016), Iron & Fire (2016), Pawnography (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Zachary Behr
- Steve AscherShared titles: Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence (2018), Alcatraz: Search for the Truth (2015), Inside Alcatraz: Legends of the Rock (2015), The Making of Trump (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Steve Ascher
- Eric BegleyShared titles: Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence (2018), The 44th President: In His Own Words (2017), Alcatraz: Search for the Truth (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Begley
- Patrick RockecharlieShared titles: The 44th President: In His Own Words (2017), Alcatraz: Search for the Truth (2015), Inside Alcatraz: Legends of the Rock (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Patrick Rockecharlie
Mixed roles
- Peter ShermanShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Sherman
- Chelsea CoatesShared titles: The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen (2018), The World Wars (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Chelsea Coates
- David C. WhiteShared titles: The Cars That Made America (2017), Sons of Liberty (2015)See all 2 shared titles with David C. White
- Keith PalmerShared titles: The Cars That Made America (2017), The World Wars (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Keith Palmer