Richard Hankin is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and editor, and the founder of Looking Glass Films, an independent production company. Hankin has worked on films for both theatrical distribution and for HBO, NBC, ABC, PBS, Showtime and Netflix.
Biography from TMDB.
- Editor, writer, director and producer
- 18 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Richard Hankin's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous4
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 Richard Hankin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Hankin'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
27 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
The Alabama Solution(2025)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Anatomy of Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
AKA Jane Roe(2020)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Innocence Files(2020)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
The Vow(2020)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dogs(2018)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
A Gray State(2017)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
I Am Evidence(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Team Foxcatcher(2016)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Nation(2015)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
God Loves Uganda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
16 Acres(2012)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Elevate(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Tapped(2009)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all filmsLet's Talk About Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Gotta Dance(2008)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Burning the Future: Coal in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Greensboro: Closer to the Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Home Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Capturing the Friedmans(2003)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all filmsCancer: Evolution to Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
This Is A Stand-Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Routed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1989 to 2025.
Awards
a Primetime Emmy from 2 major nominations, 2015–2024.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
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 Richard Hankin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the pacing 58/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Richard Hankin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Hankin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nancy Abraham shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Andrew JareckiShared titles: The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015), Capturing the Friedmans (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Jarecki
- Dori BerinsteinShared titles: Gotta Dance (2008), ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Dori Berinstein
Composers and editors
- John KusiakShared titles: Team Foxcatcher (2016), The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)See all 2 shared titles with John Kusiak
- Max Avery LichtensteinShared titles: The Nation (2015), 16 Acres (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Max Avery Lichtenstein
- Adam ZuckerShared titles: Gotta Dance (2008), ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Zucker
Producers
- Nancy AbrahamShared titles: The Vow (2020), I Am Evidence (2017), The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Nancy Abraham
- Lisa HellerShared titles: The Vow (2020), The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Lisa Heller
- Regina K. ScullyShared titles: The Vow (2020), I Am Evidence (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Regina K. Scully
- Sara RodriguezShared titles: The Vow (2020), The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Sara Rodriguez
