
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kirby Dick (born August 23, 1952) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for directing documentary films. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature for directing Twist of Faith (2005). He has also received numerous awards from film festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival and Los Angeles Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirby Dick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 23, 1952 (74)
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Director, writer and producer, also actor, cinematographer and editor
- 14 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Kirby Dick's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 8
Grounded 11 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 7
Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 8
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Shadowas Bob Flanagan in Sick (1997)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous8
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 Kirby Dick's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Kirby Dick'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
21 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

A Decent Home(2022)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Not So Pretty(2022)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Allen v. Farrow(2021)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
On the Record(2020)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Bleeding Edge(2018)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Hunting Ground(2015)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Invisible War(2012)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Outrage(2009)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Twist of Faith(2004)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The End(2004)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Showgirls: Glitz & Angst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Sarah's Sick Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Derrida(2002)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all filmsChain Camera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Sick(1997)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Made in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

I Am Not a Freak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 1986 to 2022.

Biggest box office
The Hunting Ground (2015)

Highest rated
The Invisible War (2012)

Most popular right now
Allen v. Farrow (2021)
Film career
- 1997Screen debut· Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
- 1997Sundance award win· Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
By role
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 awards from 16 major nominations, 1997–2021.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
- Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary, Features
+3 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Documentary Screenplay
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Documentary
- Sundance award, won · Documentary
- Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary, Features
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
- Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
- Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated
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- Sundance award, won
- Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
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 Kirby Dick's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 10 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 Kirby Dick work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kirby Dick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amy Ziering shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Amy ZieringShared titles: Not So Pretty (2022), Allen v. Farrow (2021), On the Record (2020), The Bleeding Edge (2018), The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012), Outrage (2009), Derrida (2002)See all 8 shared titles with Amy Ziering

Cinematographers and editors
- Thaddeus WadleighShared titles: Not So Pretty (2022), Allen v. Farrow (2021), On the Record (2020), The Bleeding Edge (2018), The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012), Outrage (2009)See all 7 shared titles with Thaddeus Wadleigh

- Matthew Wispy ClarkeShared titles: This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006), The End (2004), Twist of Faith (2004), Derrida (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Matthew Wispy Clarke
- Derek BoonstraShared titles: The Bleeding Edge (2018), The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Derek Boonstra

- Douglas BlushShared titles: The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012), Outrage (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Douglas Blush

Producers
- Amy HerdyShared titles: Not So Pretty (2022), Allen v. Farrow (2021), On the Record (2020), The Bleeding Edge (2018), The Hunting Ground (2015)See all 5 shared titles with Amy Herdy

- Geralyn White DreyfousShared titles: Allen v. Farrow (2021), On the Record (2020), The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Geralyn White Dreyfous

- Regina K. ScullyShared titles: Allen v. Farrow (2021), On the Record (2020), The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Regina K. Scully

- Ryan MazieShared titles: Not So Pretty (2022), Allen v. Farrow (2021), On the Record (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Ryan Mazie


