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Potsy Ponciroli

Potsy Ponciroli

Producer, director and writer

Venice award nominee

Potsy Ponciroli is a director and writer, known for Old Henry (2021), Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) and Ted K (2021). He has been married to Amber Ponciroli since October 19, 2018. He has two children. He is originally from Virginia but moved to Nashville after college. Before he got into movies he worked in music videos and filming those.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Potsy Ponciroli's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
24%
Morality
24%
Survival
18%
Ideas
12%
Society
9%
Bonds
7%
Power
6%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · 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 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 4

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 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Contemplative
3
Absurd
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Potsy Ponciroli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Potsy Ponciroli'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

22 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director · Producer

  • Motor City(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Isolate Thief(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Whistler(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Howard's Mill: The Truth Revealed(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Greedy People(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Asleep in My Palm(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Pencils vs Pixels(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Ted K(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Old Henry(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Howard's Mill(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The United States of Insanity(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • 3022(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Jay and Silent Bob Reboot(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Beauty Mark(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Still the King(2016)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Entertainment(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Super Zeroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • Adrenaline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Assistant Director

  • Taylor Swift: A Place in This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Production Accountant

  • Rush Night(2004)

    Assistant Location Manager · Camera Operator · Executive Producer · Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Happy & Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Motor City (2025)

$3M worldwide

Highest rated

Old Henry (2021)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Motor City (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 19: 2 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 19: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing11 of 19: 8 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew4 of 19: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

19 titles, 5 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s9 · 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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2021–2025.

  1. 2025
    • Venice award, nominated
  2. 2021
    • Venice award, nominated · Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Potsy Ponciroli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

Rush Night (2004)

94th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Old Henry (2021)

Midcredits 92nd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 12 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.

Is Potsy Ponciroli's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 85 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles6–54 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Potsy Ponciroli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Potsy Ponciroli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shannon Houchins shares the most, 12.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles