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Aaron Ruell

Aaron Ruell

Actor · Born June 23, 1976 (50) · Fresno, California, USA

Derek Aaron Ruell (born June 23, 1976) is an American director, photographer and actor. He is most recognized for his performance as Kip Dynamite in the indie movie Napoleon Dynamite. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aaron Ruell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 23, 1976 (50)
From
Fresno, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are Aaron Ruell's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
47%
Ideas
26%
Society
16%
Bonds
12%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
2
Warm
2
Contemplative
1
Bittersweet
1
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 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 Aaron Ruell's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aaron Ruell'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

7 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Napoleon Dynamite(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kip Dynamite (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • On the Road with Judas(2007)

    as Judas - Real

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Think Tank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Donatello

  • Everything's Gone Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Napoleon Dynamite(2004)

    as Kip

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Pretty Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Projectionist

Career shape

Star power in the 66th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 7 titles from 2004 to 2012.

Biggest box office

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

$46M worldwide

Highest rated

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Midcredits 81st

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 7: 5 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 7: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 7: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · 4 acting · 2 crew2010s1 · acting

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

Who does Aaron Ruell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aaron Ruell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jared Hess shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers