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Ilan Ziv

Ilan Ziv

Director, writer and producer

Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Ilan Ziv's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Society
29%
Ideas
20%
Power
15%
Survival
5%
Truth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · 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 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Cold
3
Tense
2
Melancholic
1
Cathartic
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Ilan Ziv's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Prime Video (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Ilan Ziv'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

19 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The March to War: Iran, Israel and the USA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Library Wars: A New Front In America's Cultural Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • State of Terrorism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • The Long War: Iran, Israel, USA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Antisemitism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Terrorisme, raison d'État(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

  • An Eye for an Eye(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Capitalism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Capitalism(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Exile: A Myth Unearthed(2011)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jesus Politics(2008)

    Director · Actor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Six Days in June (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Hijacked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • The Junction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Attack of the Happy People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • People Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Writer

  • Dispatches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Fire in the Andes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Litigating Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 1987 to 2026.

Most popular right now

Capitalism (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 19: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting17 of 19: 12 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 19: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 19: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 19: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

19 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s5 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Ilan Ziv's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

1stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Exile: A Myth Unearthed (2011)

76th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Capitalism (2014)

Midcredits 90th · 85% 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.

Who does Ilan Ziv work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ilan Ziv's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David LeGuerrier shares the most, 2.

Cinematographers and editors

Producers