Tim Rutili
Composer · Chicago, Illinois
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tim Rutili (born Temistocles Hugo Rutili) is a singer, guitarist, and keyboardist, and frontman/lyricist for the American rock band Califone. Originally from Chicago, Rutili now lives in Los Angeles. He was raised in Addison, IL. After moving into Chicago in 1988, he found success with the band Red Red Meat. The band was signed to the Sub Pop label, where they received high praise and moderate success. He was also a member of the Indie rock supergroup Ugly Casanova, which included Modest Mouse singer Isaac Brock, producer and former Red Red Meat bandmate Brian Deck, and others. He also appears on Joan of Arc's album Guitar Duets, performing a duet with Jeremy Boyle. Rutili directed his first feature length film All My Friends Are Funeral Singers in tandem with the creation of Califone's 2009 release of the same title. The film was accepted for competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. He is also a Soundtrack composer and resides in Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Rutili, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Chicago, Illinois
- Composer
- 6 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Tim Rutili's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
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 Tim Rutili's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Tim Rutili'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
10 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Burt(2025)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Monstrous(2022)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Evening Hour(2020)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all filmsFive Directors' Interpretations of Opening Suite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Beauty Is Embarrassing(2012)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Miracle Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Made a Machine By Describing the Landscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Brawler(2011)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
All My Friends Are Funeral Singers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Lost(2006)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2006 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Monstrous (2022)
Highest rated
Beauty Is Embarrassing (2012)
Most popular right now
Monstrous (2022)
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 Tim Rutili's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the sound and music 70/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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 Tim Rutili work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tim Rutili's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Sivertson shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Chris SivertsonShared titles: Monstrous (2022), Brawler (2011), The Lost (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Sivertson
Actors
- Marc SenterShared titles: Brawler (2011), The Lost (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Senter
- Michael BowenShared titles: Brawler (2011), The Lost (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Bowen
Cinematographers
- Zoran PopovicShared titles: Brawler (2011), The Lost (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Zoran Popovic
