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Cassandra Kulukundis

Cassandra Kulukundis

Producer · Born January 1, 1971 (55) · United States

Oscar winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Cassandra Kulukundis (born 1971) is an American casting director. For her work on the film One Battle After Another (2025), she became the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Casting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cassandra Kulukundis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1971 (55)
From
United States
Works as
Producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 12% in 30 days

What are Cassandra Kulukundis' films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

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

share of theme weight
Survival
40%
Self
27%
Bonds
20%
Society
7%
Power
6%
Grief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
6
Tense
4
Bittersweet
4
Contemplative
2
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Cassandra Kulukundis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cassandra Kulukundis' 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

34 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Testament of Ann Lee(2025)

    Casting Consultant

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • One Battle After Another(2025)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Brutalist(2024)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Hits(2024)

    Casting · Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Licorice Pizza(2021)

    Casting · as Tail o' the Cock Patron

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Gossip Girl(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Vox Lux(2018)

    Casting · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Phantom Thread(2017)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Literally, Right Before Aaron(2017)

    Casting · Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Inherent Vice(2014)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Her(2013)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A Late Quartet(2012)

    Casting · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Master(2012)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Protect You + Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Casting · Co-Producer

  • There Will Be Blood(2007)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Breach(2007)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Art School Confidential(2006)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Haven(2004)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle(2004)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Spartan(2004)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Jailbait(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Shattered Glass(2003)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Punch-Drunk Love(2002)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ghost World(2001)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Magnolia(1999)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Deep Blue Sea(1999)

    Casting Associate

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Halloween H20: 20 Years Later(1998)

    Casting Associate

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Man(1999)

    Casting Associate

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Boogie Nights(1997)

    Casting Associate

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Female Perversions(1996)

    Casting Associate

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Tonight at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Casting

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

A Late Quartet (2012)

$6.3M worldwide

Highest rated

A Late Quartet (2012)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

The Greatest Hits (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 33: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 33: 3 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew30 of 33: 24 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

33 titles, 6 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew

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

an Oscar and 1 other major award from 4 major nominations, 2015–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, won · Best Casting
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Casting
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Casting/Ensemble
  2. 2015
    • Independent Spirit Award, won

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 Cassandra Kulukundis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Jailbait (2004)

78th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

A Late Quartet (2012)

Midcredits 83rd · 75% liked

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.

Is Cassandra Kulukundis' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Cassandra Kulukundis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cassandra Kulukundis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ned Benson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles