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Ann Ruark

Producer

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Works as
Producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Ann Ruark's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
28%
Survival
24%
Bonds
24%
Morality
9%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 15

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 11

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 6

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 14 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

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 12 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 14

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
15
Tense
13
Absurd
7
Contemplative
7
Dread
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous9

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 Ann Ruark's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ann Ruark'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

31 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Caught Stealing(2025)

    Executive Producer · Line Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Eddington(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Beau Is Afraid(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Earthquake Bird(2019)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Boy Erased(2018)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Wildlife(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Thank You for Your Service(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Equals(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Love & Mercy(2014)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Motel Life(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Get the Gringo(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Beaver(2011)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Biutiful(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Revolutionary Road(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Be Kind Rewind(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Lou Reed: Berlin(2007)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Babel(2006)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Broken Flowers(2005)

    Co-Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Dirty Shame(2004)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Garden State(2004)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Frida(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Requiem for a Dream(2000)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Claire Dolan(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Kicked in the Head(1997)

    Line Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Boys Life 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Walking and Talking(1996)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Doom Generation(1995)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Alkali, Iowa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • The Dark Half(1993)

    Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • My New Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Production Manager

  • The Unbelievable Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Script Supervisor

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Babel (2006)

$135M worldwide

Highest rated

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Get the Gringo (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing23 of 28: 16 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thOther crew12 of 28: 5 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

28 titles, 7 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s9 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s3 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 1999–2019.

  1. 2019
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  2. 1999
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature

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 Ann Ruark's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Kicked in the Head (1997)

79th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Midcredits 98th · 89% 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 Ann Ruark's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles26–88 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles25–78 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles31–91 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles27–74 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles19–83 · median 58 · moderateheavier 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 Ann Ruark work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ann Ruark's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Kilik shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles