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Susan Kucera

Susan Kucera

Director, cinematographer, producer and editor

Works as
Director, cinematographer, producer and editor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 50% in 30 days

What are Susan Kucera's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
28%
Society
27%
Survival
19%
Self
9%
Power
8%
Bonds
5%
Morality
3%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · 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 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Susan Kucera's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Susan Kucera'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

7 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • In the Company of Wolves: An American Journey(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wild Genius(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hot Money(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • 12th Hour(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Living in the Future's Past(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Script

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Milk Men: The Life and Times of Dairy Farmers(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Breath of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2015 to 2026.

Most popular right now

In the Company of Wolves: An American Journey (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 6: 2 only directing, 3 with another roleProducing3 of 6: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography3 of 6: 1 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing2 of 6: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 6: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

6 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and cinematography overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Susan Kucera's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 95th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, cinematographer, editor

12th Hour (2021)

97th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer, cinematographer, editor

Living in the Future's Past (2018)

Midcredits 74th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 40. 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 Susan Kucera work with?

People who share at least 2 of Susan Kucera's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Swift shares the most, 5.

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