Julien Christian Lutz, known as Director X, is an acclaimed Canadian music video director, renowned for his collaborations with Drake, Rihanna, and Kendrick Lamar. Transitioning to filmmaking, he debuted with the Sony studio feature 'Superfly' produced by Joel Silver. Julien's art installations for Toronto’s Nuit Blanche, like 'Death of The Sun,' showcased in Drake’s tour, highlight his artistic depth. His current venture, 'Robyn Hood,' reimagines the classic tale with a modern, socially conscious twist, set to premiere on Global in 2023. Beyond his creative pursuits, Julien champions social change, founding Operation Prefrontal Cortex to tackle gun violence through mindfulness. A compelling speaker, he advocates for creativity, wellness, and community to foster a more peaceful world. He also has a clothing line, X Fit. He was born and raised near Toronto, Ontario, and is of Trinidadian and Swiss descent.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 31, 1975 (50)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Director and producer, also writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Director X's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
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 Director X's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Director X'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
19 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Cross(2024)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Robyn Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Imperfects(2022)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Mike(2022)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Horror Noire(2021)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Underplayed(2020)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
October Faction(2020)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
SuperFly(2018)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Mister Tachyon(2018)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Genius(2017)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Center Stage: On Pointe(2016)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Across the Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Backstage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Lost Girl(2010)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Worthless Remains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2003 to 2024.
Biggest box office
SuperFly (2018)
Highest rated
Center Stage: On Pointe (2016)
Most popular right now
The Imperfects (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 Director X's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive3
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed7
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 Director X's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Director X work with?
People who share at least 2 of Director X's MovieCove titles; Patric Caird shares the most, 2.
- Patric CairdShared titles: The Imperfects (2022), Center Stage: On Pointe (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Patric Caird
- Taj CritchlowShared titles: Underplayed (2020), SuperFly (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Taj Critchlow
