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Philipp Karner

Philipp Karner

Actor and writer, also director and producer · Born July 15, 1979 (47) · Vienna, Austria

Philipp Karner (born July 15, 1979) is an Austrian American actor, director, and screenwriter who is best known for starring in the film Kiss the Bride. He made his directorial debut with the 2015 film Like You Mean It.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 15, 1979 (47)
From
Vienna, Austria
Works as
Actor and writer, also director and producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 38 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 43% in 30 days

What are Philipp Karner's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
34%
Self
19%
Morality
14%
Survival
12%
Society
10%
Ideas
9%
Power
2%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · 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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Bittersweet
3
Melancholic
2
Tense
2
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Philipp Karner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Philipp Karner'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

38 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Compound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Noel

  • The Anacondas(2025)

    as Steve Bell

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Don't Call me, I'll Call you (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Martin

  • Another German Tank Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Jojo

  • Let's Talk About Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Writer

  • Here We Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • Die Drei von der Müllabfuhr - Altlasten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Markus Lucke

  • Tender Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Franz

  • Die Doppelte Frau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Detektiv

  • Roads Not Taken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Trümmermädchen - Die Geschichte der Charlotte Schumann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Miller

  • Selfiemania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Luca ("Peak of emotions")

  • Steirertod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Criminal Investigator

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

    as Father

  • West of Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jack Almond

  • Meiberger: Chasing Minds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel

  • Search Engines(2016)

    as Dylan

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Swipe(2016)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Like You Mean It(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Mark

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Morning After(2015)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Diving Normal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Story · as Fulton

  • Melissa & Joey(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Theo

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Kiss the Bride(2007)

    as Matt Roman

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Vienna Crime Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Stefan Buchler

  • Race You to the Bottom(2005)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Battle of Shaker Heights(2003)

    as Maurice / German Soldier

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick Highland

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Kalmenson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • What I Like About You(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Cal

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Everwood(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Josh Walker

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Billy

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Caller #3

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Rocco

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Sex and the City(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Salesman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Arli$$(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Brandon

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Wiesenwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jojo

Career shape

Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)

$280K worldwide

Highest rated

Like You Mean It (2015)

Midcredits 38th

Most popular right now

The Anacondas (2025)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 38: 34 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thDirecting3 of 38: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 38: 0 only writing, 4 with another role

38 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s8 · 8 acting · 2 crew2020s14 · 12 acting · 2 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 Philipp Karner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Search Engines (2016)

83rd percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

Like You Mean It (2015)

Midcredits 38th · 39% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Philipp Karner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philipp Karner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Russell Brown shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers