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Kamal Ahmed

Kamal Ahmed

Actor, director, writer, producer and cinematographer · Born May 7, 1966 (60) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Kamal Ahmed (born May 7, 1966), usually called Kamal, is an Bangladeshi American comedian and former member of the Jerky Boys prank phone calling group. He has acted in and directed several films, including Rapturious, completed in 2006.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 7, 1966 (60)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, director, writer, producer and cinematographer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

What are Kamal Ahmed's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
24%
Morality
18%
Survival
15%
Society
15%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Absurd
2
Contemplative
2
Dread
1
Elegiac
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Kamal Ahmed's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kamal Ahmed'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

14 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Crash the System (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show Creator

  • The Martyr Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Terrifier(2016)

    as Man on phone (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Laugh Killer Laugh(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • 1,000 Times More Brutal(2012)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Rapturious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Mail Order Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Buddha

  • God Has a Rap Sheet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Composer · Writer

  • The Sweet Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Cabdriver

  • Paper Soldiers(2002)

    as Shawn's boss

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Artists of Hell's Kitchen(2000)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Rules (For Men) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Ashalama

  • The Jerky Boys: Don't Hang Up, Toughguy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • The Jerky Boys(1995)

    Writer · as Kamal

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1995 to 2022.

Biggest box office

The Jerky Boys (1995)

$7.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Laugh Killer Laugh (2015)

Midcredits 31st

Most popular right now

1,000 Times More Brutal (2012)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 13: 7 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting5 of 13: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting5 of 13: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing3 of 13: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleMusic1 of 13: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 13: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

13 titles, 5 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s5 · 3 acting · 2 crew2010s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Kamal Ahmed's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 6 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, cinematographer

Artists of Hell's Kitchen (2000)

99th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Paper Soldiers (2002)

Midcredits 40th · 42% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 33. 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 Kamal Ahmed work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kamal Ahmed's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bianca Hunter shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers