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Manny Rodriguez

Manny Rodriguez

Director, also producer

Primetime Emmy winner

Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 58 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Manny Rodriguez's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Comedy24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
30%
Society
29%
Bonds
29%
Ideas
8%
Survival
3%
Power
2%
Identity16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 35 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 34 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 30 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 34 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 35

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 33 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 35 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
35
Warm
21
Absurd
16
Thrilling
2
Contemplative
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy27
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical3

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 Manny Rodriguez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Manny Rodriguez'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

58 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles, 53 of them dated from 2000 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Fluffy Movie: Unity Through Laughter (2014)

$2.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Sebastian Maniscalco: What's Wrong with People? (2012)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 54: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting54 of 54: 53 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

2000s19 · crew2010s25 · 1 acting · 25 crew2020s9 · 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 from 11 major nominations, 1992–2000.

WinNomination
  1. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
  2. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×3 · Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Special
  3. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Special
  4. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Miniseries or a Special
  5. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Miniseries or a Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series
  6. 1992
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Miniseries or a Special

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 Manny Rodriguez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 35; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

Loni Love: America's Sister (2010)

90th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Sebastian Maniscalco: What's Wrong with People? (2012)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 12 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 Manny Rodriguez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Manny Rodriguez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Judi Marmel shares the most, 28.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Judi Marmel28 titles    See newest 12 of 28 shared titles with Judi Marmel
  • Stu Schreiberg24 titles    See newest 12 of 24 shared titles with Stu Schreiberg
  • Robert Hartmann23 titles    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Robert Hartmann
  • Jeff Thorsen22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Jeff Thorsen