Nathaniel Kahn is an award-winning filmmaker. His documentary My Architect was nominated for an Academy Award in 2003 as well as being nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards and an Emmy. Kahn also won the 2004 Directors Guild of America award for outstanding direction of a documentary. His short films include the Oscar and Emmy nominated Two Hands (2006).
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 9, 1962 (63)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Director, writer and producer, also actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are Nathaniel Kahn's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas Nathaniel Kahn in The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan (2004)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous4
- Other1
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 Nathaniel Kahn's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Nathaniel Kahn'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
15 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Deep Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Hunt for Planet B(2021)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Price of Everything(2018)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
La face cachée du soleil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Dark Side of the Sun(2017)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Telescope(2016)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Earth 2050: The Future of Energy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Time Piece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
My Architect: A Son's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Lifebreath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Amazon Journal(1995)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Wilderness: The Last Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 1992 to 2023.
Biggest box office
The Price of Everything (2018)
Highest rated
The Price of Everything (2018)
Most popular right now
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan (2004)
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
1 major award from 6 major nominations, 2004–2018.
- Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
- Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary, Features
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
- Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Documentary
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated
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 Nathaniel Kahn's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 33/100 in their films, across 3 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 Nathaniel Kahn work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nathaniel Kahn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Richman shares the most, 4.
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Robert RichmanShared titles: The Hunt for Planet B (2021), The Dark Side of the Sun (2017), Telescope (2016), The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Robert Richman
- Brad FullerShared titles: Telescope (2016), The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Fuller
- Jeff BealShared titles: Telescope (2016), The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Beal
Producers
- Lisa RemingtonShared titles: The Hunt for Planet B (2021), The Price of Everything (2018), Telescope (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Lisa Remington
- Lawrence B. BenensonShared titles: The Hunt for Planet B (2021), The Price of Everything (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Lawrence B. Benenson
- Alexandra MossShared titles: The Dark Side of the Sun (2017), Telescope (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandra Moss
- Dave O'ConnorShared titles: The Dark Side of the Sun (2017), Telescope (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Dave O'Connor
