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Anne Sundberg

Anne Sundberg

Director, producer and writer, also cinematographer

Sundance award nominee · Critics Choice Award nominee · Independent Spirit Award nominee

Anne Sundberg is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, most known for her documentarian work. She works alongside Ricki Stern. She is most known for The Trials of Darryl Hunt (2006), The Devil Came on Horseback (2007), The End of America (2007), Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010), and Surviving Jeffrey Epstein (2020)

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, producer and writer, also cinematographer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 21 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 25% in 30 days

What are Anne Sundberg's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Survival
19%
Society
18%
Morality
18%
Power
12%
Ideas
10%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · 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 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Hopeful
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2

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 Anne Sundberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anne Sundberg'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, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Drug in Our Pocket(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Nutcracker at Wethersfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Khartoum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Here to Climb(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Amber: The Girl Behind the Alert(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • My So-Called High School Rank(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Surviving Jeffrey Epstein(2020)

    Show Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Reversing Roe(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • In My Father’s House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Let Them Wear Towels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Knuckleball! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • UFOs on the Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Burma Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work(2010)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The End of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Trials of Darryl Hunt(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Devil Came on Horseback(2007)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Tully (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • The Yankees Win (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 2002 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010)

$2.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing (2016)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Reversing Roe (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing16 of 20: 9 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndWriting4 of 20: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing10 of 20: 4 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

20 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s5 · 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

5 major nominations and no wins, 2003–2011.

  1. 2011
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Documentary Feature
  2. 2010
    • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
  3. 2007
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Documentary
  4. 2006
    • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
  5. 2003
    • 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 Anne Sundberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of the 8 of 9 with a score; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, producer

My So-Called High School Rank (2022)

88th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing (2016)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 6 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 Anne Sundberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anne Sundberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ricki Stern shares the most, 9.

Directors

  • Ricki Stern9 titles · 8 as director    See all 9 shared titles with Ricki Stern

Composers and cinematographers

Producers