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Alan Hruska

Alan Hruska

Director, writer and producer

Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
6 on Motif · 7 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 53% in 30 days

What are Alan Hruska's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Motif score: 25th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Motif score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Morality
25%
Bonds
23%
Self
22%
Power
10%
Survival
9%
Society
9%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
3
Bittersweet
2
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Alan Hruska's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Hruska's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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, 6 with a Motif page.

  • The Man on Her Mind(2014)

    Director · Screenplay

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tiger Lily Road(2013)

    Producer

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Handsome Harry(2009)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Reunion(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Trumbo(2007)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Warrior Class (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Nola(2003)

    Director · Writer

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2003 to 2014.

Biggest box office

Trumbo (2007)

$109K worldwide

Highest rated

Trumbo (2007)

Motif 83rd

Most popular right now

Handsome Harry (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 6: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 6: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 6: 2 only producing, 0 with another role

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

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s1 · crew

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

How do Alan Hruska's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Motif score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 6 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer

The Man on Her Mind (2014)

93rd percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Trumbo (2007)

Motif 83rd · 76% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 54/100 and the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Alan Hruska work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Hruska's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Petina Cole shares the most, 4.

Actors

Editors

Producers