From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Amir Bar-Lev (born in 1972) is an American film director, producer and writer from Berkeley, California. Bar-Lev is noted for his work in directing documentary films. He has directed such films as Fighter, a documentary film released August 24, 2001. The film received a Special Jury Citation in the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The 2007 documentary film My Kid Could Paint That was directed by Bar-Lev, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was bought by Sony Pictures Classics in 2007. He also served as co-producer of the 2009 Oscar nominated documentary Trouble the Water. Bar-Lev also directed The Tillman Story, which premiered as a Domestic Documentary Finalist at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amir Bar-Lev, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- Berkeley, California
- Director, producer and writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Amir Bar-Lev's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- 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 Amir Bar-Lev's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Amir Bar-Lev'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
11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Long Strange Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Long Strange Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Happy Valley(2014)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all filmsRe:Generation Music Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Tillman Story(2010)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Trouble the Water(2008)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
My Kid Could Paint That(2007)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all filmsKid Protocol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2000 to 2026.
How do Amir Bar-Lev's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 60/100 in their films, across 5 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 Amir Bar-Lev work with?
People who share at least 2 of Amir Bar-Lev's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Battsek shares the most, 4.
Cinematographers
- Nelson HumeShared titles: Happy Valley (2014), My Kid Could Paint That (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Nelson Hume
- Sean KirbyShared titles: Happy Valley (2014), The Tillman Story (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Sean Kirby
Producers
- John BattsekShared titles: The Last First: Winter K2 (2026), Happy Valley (2014), The Tillman Story (2010), My Kid Could Paint That (2007)See all 4 shared titles with John Battsek
- Kerstin EmhoffShared titles: The Last First: Winter K2 (2026), The Tillman Story (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Kerstin Emhoff
- Alice HentyShared titles: Happy Valley (2014), The Tillman Story (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Alice Henty
- Molly ThompsonShared titles: Happy Valley (2014), The Tillman Story (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Molly Thompson
