Black is also a founder of the South By Southwest Music Festival and Conference in 1987 which added film and new media components in 1994. The South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Conferences and Festivals take place during ten days in March. An original Board Member of the Austin Film Society (AFS Founder and Artistic Director Richard Linklator) he is a past president of the organization. In 2000 Texas Monthly Editor Evan Smith and Black working with AFS established the Texas Film Hall of Fame also in March.
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Biography from TMDB.
- New York City, New York, USA
- Producer, actor and director
- 16 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Louis Black's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 4
Grounded 9 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1
Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 7
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
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 Louis Black's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
- Curiosity Stream
Subscription and free streaming for Louis Black'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
28 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Brenda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Descendant(2022)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Lover, Beloved(2022)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Blaze(2018)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Next Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Also Starring Austin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Bodies of Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Rogers Park(2017)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Honor Farm(2017)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Slash(2016)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Tower(2016)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Jonathan Demme Presents Made In Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Great Invisible(2014)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Order of Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The King of Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Be Here to Love Me(2004)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Waking Life(2001)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Faculty(1998)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Slacker(1990)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
True Stories(1986)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Last Night at the Alamo(1983)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Eggshells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Don't You Go Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Isip the Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles, 21 of them dated from 1971 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Slacker (1990)
Highest rated
Tower (2016)
Most popular right now
QT8: The First Eight (2019)
Film career
- 1998Screen debut· The Faculty
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 Louis Black's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of the 15 of 16 with a score; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Louis Black work with?
People who share at least 2 of Louis Black's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sandy K. Boone shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Margaret BrownShared titles: Descendant (2022), The Great Invisible (2014), Be Here to Love Me (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Margaret Brown
- Tara WoodShared titles: QT8: The First Eight (2019), 21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Tara Wood
Actors
- Ethan HawkeShared titles: Blaze (2018), Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016), 21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Ethan Hawke
- Richard LinklaterShared titles: Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016), Slacker (1990), Last Night at the Alamo (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Linklater
- Kris KristoffersonShared titles: Blaze (2018), Be Here to Love Me (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Kris Kristofferson
- Josephine McAdamShared titles: The Honor Farm (2017), Tower (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Josephine McAdam
Composers and editors
- Curtis HeathShared titles: J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius (2019), Rogers Park (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Curtis Heath
- Jeremy WardShared titles: QT8: The First Eight (2019), 21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jeremy Ward
- Graham ReynoldsShared titles: The Honor Farm (2017), 21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Graham Reynolds
- Tyler HubbyShared titles: The Great Invisible (2014), The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Tyler Hubby
Producers
- Sandy K. BooneShared titles: J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius (2019), Blaze (2018), The Honor Farm (2017), Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016), Tower (2016), Last Night at the Alamo (1983)See all 6 shared titles with Sandy K. Boone
- Alan BergShared titles: Lover, Beloved (2022), Rogers Park (2017), Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Berg
- Christine MattssonShared titles: Descendant (2022), The Great Invisible (2014), Be Here to Love Me (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Christine Mattsson
- Jason WehlingShared titles: J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius (2019), Rogers Park (2017), The Honor Farm (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Jason Wehling
Mixed roles
- Karen SklossShared titles: The Honor Farm (2017), Be Here to Love Me (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Karen Skloss
- Lee DanielShared titles: Be Here to Love Me (2004), Slacker (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Daniel
