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Lou Rusoff

Writer and producer · Died June 29, 1963, aged 51 · Canada

Born
August 3, 1911
Died
June 29, 1963 (aged 51)
From
Canada
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 27 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Lou Rusoff's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
War2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their War 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
Morality
24%
Self
19%
Survival
19%
Bonds
16%
Power
10%
Society
9%
Ideas
3%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Joyful
5
Melancholic
7
Dread
4
Absurd
5
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous1

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 Lou Rusoff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lou Rusoff'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

27 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Runaway Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Story

  • Rebel Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Story

  • Back to the Beach(1987)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • In the Year 2889(1969)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Zontar: The Thing from Venus(1967)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Beach Party(1963)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Operation Bikini(1963)

    Composer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Panic in Year Zero!(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Alakazam the Great(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Black Sunday(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow(1959)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Submarine Seahawk(1958)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hot Rod Gang(1958)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Suicide Battalion(1958)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Motorcycle Gang(1957)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Cat Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer · Writer

  • Dragstrip Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Shake, Rattle & Rock!(1956)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Flesh and the Spur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Additional Dialogue

  • The She-Creature(1956)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • It Conquered the World(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Girls in Prison(1956)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Oklahoma Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • Runaway Daughters(1956)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Day the World Ended(1955)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • Apache Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay · Story

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1955 to 1994.

Biggest box office

Back to the Beach (1987)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Black Sunday (1960)

Midcredits 85th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing20 of 23: 15 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score17thProducing7 of 23: 1 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score17thMusic1 of 23: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 23: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

23 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1950s17 · crew1960s3 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s2 · 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.

How do Lou Rusoff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned5
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer

Back to the Beach (1987)

62nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Black Sunday (1960)

Midcredits 85th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 34/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Lou Rusoff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lou Rusoff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Samuel Z. Arkoff shares the most, 14.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers