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Robert Pulcini

Robert Pulcini

Director, editor, writer and producer · Born August 24, 1964 (62) · New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Oscar nominee · 5 other major award bodies

Robert Pulcini (born August 24, 1964) is an American filmmaker, best known for collaborating with his wife Shari Springer Berman.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 24, 1964 (62)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director, editor, writer and producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 13% in 30 days

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Warm
5
Contemplative
4
Absurd
3
Bittersweet
4
Other
6

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • 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)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
  • The Four Seasons(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • Fleishman Is in Trouble(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Night Sky(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
  • WeCrashed(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Only Murders in the Building(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Things Heard & Seen(2021)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Succession(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Ten Thousand Saints(2015)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Girl Most Likely(2012)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Cinema Verite(2011)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • The Extra Man(2010)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • The Nanny Diaries(2007)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Wanderlust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • American Splendor(2003)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Bob the Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Young and the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Love After Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • A Boy And His Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Production Assistant

  • This Is Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 1990 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 21: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting20 of 21: 10 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting7 of 21: 0 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thProducing2 of 21: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing7 of 21: 0 only editing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thOther crew1 of 21: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

21 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and editing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s6 · crew2020s7 · 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

a Primetime Emmy and 3 other major awards from 11 major nominations, 2003–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
  2. 2022
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
  3. 2011
    • 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
  4. 2004
    • 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
  5. 2003
    • 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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 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.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles18–52 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles27–48 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles46–62 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles34–43 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles12–48 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers