
Robert Pulcini (born August 24, 1964) is an American filmmaker, best known for collaborating with his wife Shari Springer Berman.
Biography from TMDB.
- August 24, 1964 (62)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director, editor, writer and producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Robert Pulcini's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Robert Pulcini's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Robert Pulcini'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, 16 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Vladimir(2026)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
The Four Seasons(2025)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Fleishman Is in Trouble(2022)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Night Sky(2022)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
WeCrashed(2022)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Things Heard & Seen(2021)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Succession(2018)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Ten Thousand Saints(2015)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Girl Most Likely(2012)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Cinema Verite(2011)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Shameless(2011)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Extra Man(2010)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Nanny Diaries(2007)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Wanderlust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

American Splendor(2003)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Young and the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all filmsLove After Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

A Boy And His Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
This Is Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 1990 to 2026.

Biggest box office
The Nanny Diaries (2007)

Highest rated
American Splendor (2003)

Most popular right now
The Four Seasons (2025)
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
a Primetime Emmy and 3 other major awards from 11 major nominations, 2003–2024.
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, won · Best Adapted Screenplay
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
- Cannes award, won · Un Certain Regard
- Cannes award, nominated
- Sundance award, won · Dramatic
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 Robert Pulcini's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 8 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.
Is Robert Pulcini's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Robert Pulcini work with?
People who share at least 2 of Robert Pulcini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shari Springer Berman shares the most, 11.
Directors
- Shari Springer BermanShared titles: Vladimir (2026), The Four Seasons (2025), Night Sky (2022), Things Heard & Seen (2021), Ten Thousand Saints (2015), Girl Most Likely (2012), Cinema Verite (2011), The Extra Man (2010), The Nanny Diaries (2007), American Splendor (2003), Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997)See all 11 shared titles with Shari Springer Berman

Actors
- James UrbaniakShared titles: Things Heard & Seen (2021), American Splendor (2003)See all 2 shared titles with James Urbaniak

- Paul GiamattiShared titles: The Nanny Diaries (2007), American Splendor (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Giamatti

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Terry StaceyShared titles: The Extra Man (2010), The Nanny Diaries (2007), American Splendor (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Terry Stacey

- Ken ElutoShared titles: Vladimir (2026), The Four Seasons (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Eluto
- Tim OrrShared titles: Vladimir (2026), The Four Seasons (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Orr

- Mark SuozzoShared titles: The Nanny Diaries (2007), American Splendor (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Suozzo

Producers
- Luca BorgheseShared titles: Ten Thousand Saints (2015), Girl Most Likely (2012), Cinema Verite (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Luca Borghese

- Anne CareyShared titles: Vladimir (2026), Ten Thousand Saints (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Carey

- Anthony BregmanShared titles: Things Heard & Seen (2021), The Extra Man (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Bregman

- Stefanie AzpiazuShared titles: Things Heard & Seen (2021), The Extra Man (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Stefanie Azpiazu

