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Marshall Curry

Marshall Curry

Director, editor, producer, writer and cinematographer · Summit, New Jersey, USA

Oscar winner · 3 other major award bodies

Marshall Curry (born c. 1970) is an American documentary director, producer, cinematographer and editor. His films include Street Fight, Racing Dreams, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Point and Shoot, and A Night at the Garden.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Summit, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Director, editor, producer, writer and cinematographer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 35 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Marshall Curry's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Power
20%
Society
18%
Morality
17%
Ideas
13%
Bonds
9%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · 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

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
7
Tense
3
Joyful
2
Warm
2
Hopeful
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Marshall Curry's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marshall Curry'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

35 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The New Yorker at 100(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Photographer(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Nazi Town, USA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Consulting Producer

  • All Illusions Must Be Broken(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stranger at the Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Thanks

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

    Editorial Consultant

  • Eight Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Thanks

  • The Last Shift(2020)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Spaceship Earth(2020)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Animal People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Thanks

  • The Neighbors' Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • The Rape of Recy Taylor(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Runner(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cradle of Champions(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Leave No Trace(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Funeral for a 747 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • From the Ground Up(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The National: Something Out of Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • A Night at the Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • City of Ghosts(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Strong Island(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Slope of the Curve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Amanda Knox(2016)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Life, Animated(2016)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • By Sidney Lumet(2015)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Point and Shoot(2014)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mistaken for Strangers(2013)

    Additional Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front(2011)

    Director · Additional Camera · Editor · Producer · Sound Recordist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Racing Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Sound Recordist · Writer

  • The Oath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Thanks

  • My Perestroika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Thanks

  • By the People: The Election of Barack Obama(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Street Fight(2005)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Sound Recordist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Mistaken for Strangers (2013)

$253K worldwide

Highest rated

Street Fight (2005)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Photographer (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 35: 6 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdWriting5 of 35: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing7 of 35: 1 only producing, 6 with another roleCinematography3 of 35: 0 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing7 of 35: 1 only editing, 6 with another roleOther crew23 of 35: 20 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score81st

35 titles, 7 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s23 · crew2020s10 · 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

an Oscar and 1 other major award from 10 major nominations, 2006–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series / News
  2. 2020
    • Oscar, won · Best Live Action Short Film
  3. 2019
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary Short Subject
  4. 2018
    • Sundance award, nominated
  5. 2012
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary, Features
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Documentary Screenplay
  6. 2011
    • Sundance award, won · Documentary
    • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
  7. 2006
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary, Features
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated

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 Marshall Curry's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 20; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014)

87th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor

Street Fight (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 58/100 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 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 Marshall Curry work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marshall Curry's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Baxter shares the most, 3.

Composers and editors

Producers