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Alex Ranarivelo

Alex Ranarivelo

Director, writer and producer, also editor · Saint-Jean-d'Angely, France

Born in Saint-Jean-d'Angely, France. Raised in New-York and Los Angeles. Alex Ranarivelo is a prolific, visual, and collaborative storyteller raised on Sergio Leone and "Star Wars". His particular style mixes grounded and nuanced performances from his European influences with the fast pace and strong visuals of his American influences. Alex has a longstanding relationship with ESX entertainment, having directed "Born To Race" and a dozen since in a wide variety of genres, one of the most notable being "American Wrestler", starring Jon Voight, William Fichtner, which garnered multiple Best Film and Best Actor awards on the festival circuit and scored an impressive 92 in NRG test screenings. Alex wrote & directed "The Ride", starring Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges and Sasha Alexander for Amazon Prime, and "Born a Champion" for Lionsgate, starring Dennis Quaid and Sean Patrick Flanery. Alex directed "Holiday in the Vineyards" for Netflix and two films for HBO Max, "A Hollywood Christmas", and "A Christmas Mystery". His latest effort is "Shattered Ice", an emotional hockey drama centered around mental health, which features a breakout performance by lead actor Charlie Gillespie.

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From
Saint-Jean-d'Angely, France
Works as
Director, writer and producer, also editor
Titles
18 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 28

What are Alex Ranarivelo's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
33%
Self
33%
Morality
15%
Society
11%
Survival
4%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 1

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 4 · 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 8 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 9 · 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 13 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
13
Tense
7
Warm
5
Triumphant
5
Joyful
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Alex Ranarivelo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Ranarivelo'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, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Day of Reckoning(2025)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Shattered Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Holiday in the Vineyards(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Casa Grande(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • I Believe in Santa(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A Hollywood Christmas(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Mystery(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • That's Amor(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Born a Champion(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bennett's War(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Ride(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dirt(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pray for Rain(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • American Wrestler: The Wizard(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Running Wild(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Dog Lover(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Born to Race: Fast Track(2014)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Born to Race(2011)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Alpha Males Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Official Rejection(2009)

    Camera Operator · Co-Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Wind of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2009 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Dog Lover (2016)

$2.4M worldwide

Highest rated

American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Casa Grande (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing17 of 20: 9 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting9 of 20: 0 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing3 of 20: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 20: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

20 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s8 · 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 Alex Ranarivelo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director, writer

The Dog Lover (2016)

87th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016)

Midcredits 86th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 54/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 16 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 Alex Ranarivelo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Ranarivelo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ali Afshar shares the most, 16.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles