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Tao Ruspoli

Tao Ruspoli

Director, actor, producer, cinematographer and writer · Born November 7, 1975 (50) · Bangkok, Thailand

Italian American documentary filmmaker, photographer and flamenco guitar player. Born in Thailand and raised in Rome and Los Angeles. Son of Dado Ruspoli and Debra Berger. B.A. in philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley. Founder of The Los Angeles Filmmakers' Cooperative (LAFCO). Formerly married to actress Olivia Wilde. Based in Venice, California.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 7, 1975 (50)
From
Bangkok, Thailand
Works as
Director, actor, producer, cinematographer and writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 7 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 37% in 30 days

What are Tao Ruspoli's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Survival
21%
Society
17%
Self
10%
Power
10%
Morality
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

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 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Heroas Milo in Fix (2008)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
2
Tense
1
Hopeful
2
Absurd
1
Melancholic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Tao Ruspoli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tao Ruspoli's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

7 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Monogamish(2014)

    Director · Writer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary(2014)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Being in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Fix(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer · as Milo

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • American Casino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

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

    as Whack Filmmaker #1

  • The Dulcinée Dialectic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · as Self

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles, 5 of them dated from 2006 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary (2014)

$16K worldwide

Highest rated

Fix (2008)

Midcredits 41st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 6: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting4 of 6: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 6: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 6: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 6: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · 2 acting · 3 crew2010s1 · crew

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

How do Tao Ruspoli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2

Most divisive · actor, director, writer

Monogamish (2014)

83rd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer, cinematographer

Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary (2014)

Midcredits 84th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 3 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 Tao Ruspoli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tao Ruspoli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Giancarlo Canavesio shares the most, 3.

Cinematographers and editors

Producers