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Rory Karpf

Rory Karpf

Director, producer, writer and editor

Works as
Director, producer, writer and editor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 25% in 30 days

What are Rory Karpf's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
40%
Self
28%
Ideas
15%
Bonds
11%
Survival
6%
Ambition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Hopeful
5
Joyful
2
Triumphant
2
Contemplative
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Rory Karpf's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rory Karpf'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

25 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association(2026)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Decade of Dominance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Grace Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • Shaq Life(2020)

    Show Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Secret History of Comics(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Nature Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer

  • Before They Were Cowboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • The Evolution of Punk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Coach Snoop(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Miracles on the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Thunder and Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • I Hate Christian Laettner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Book of Manning(2013)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Miracle 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Lolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Editor

  • 40 Minutes of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Herschel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Tim Richmond: To the Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • 30 for 30(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Together: The Hendrick Motorsports Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Silver Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2007 to 2024.

Highest rated

The Book of Manning (2013)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Coach Snoop (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing19 of 23: 10 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score95thWriting7 of 23: 2 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing7 of 23: 2 only producing, 5 with another roleEditing5 of 23: 0 only editing, 5 with another role

23 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s2 · 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 Rory Karpf's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 95th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event (2014)

92nd percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

30 for 30 (2009)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

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 Rory Karpf work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rory Karpf's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rob Harvell shares the most, 5.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles