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Aram Tertzakian

Aram Tertzakian

Producer

Aram Tertzakian co-founded XYZ Films in 2008 alongside partners Nick Spicer and Nate Bolotin. Aram oversees XYZ's content team, which drives creative development, production, and acquisitions for the company. XYZ's film portfolio features over 100 titles, notably including I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore (Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner), Under the Shadow (BAFTA winner), Arctic (Cannes Official Selection), Vivarium (Cannes Directors Fortnight), Mandy (Sundance, Cannes), as well as The Raid (Toronto Midnight Madness winner, Sundance) and The Raid 2 (Sundance, SXSW). Before founding XYZ Films, Aram primarily focused on creative development, having held various positions for a diverse group of filmmakers such as director Alexander Payne, producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy, and producer Ted Field. Aram received a Masters of Fine Arts from the UCLA Producers Program in June 2007. He completed his undergraduate study at Georgetown University, majoring in English with a focus on Film. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2004.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Aram Tertzakian's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller 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
Survival
29%
Morality
23%
Self
21%
Bonds
10%
Society
7%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Survival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 13 · Dark 30

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 12

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 16 · Intense 29

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 11

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

Straight-faced 37 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 14

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 7 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 24

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 18 · Ambiguous 16

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
43
Dread
25
Melancholic
19
Absurd
10
Contemplative
11
Other
19

How their films linger

Unsettling26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 18 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous20

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 Aram Tertzakian's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aram Tertzakian'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

56 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Furious(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Over Your Dead Body(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Capturing Bigfoot(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • He Bled Neon(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Never After Dark(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Man Finds Tape(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Havoc(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Ritual(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Ash(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Seven Veils(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Daniela Forever(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hallow Road(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Honey Bunch(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Get Away(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Run Rabbit Run(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Wasp(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • There's Something in the Barn(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • BlackBerry(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • God Is a Bullet(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Restore Point(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Nocebo(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • I Came By(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Claydream(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dual(2022)

    Producer · as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Blackout(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Something in the Dirt(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Prisoners of the Ghostland(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The East(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Trip(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Stowaway(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Synchronic(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Silencing(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Cut Throat City(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Vivarium(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Framing John DeLorean(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Night Comes for Us(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Apostle(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sweet Virginia(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Pilgrimage(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • XX(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • 6 Days(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • iBoy(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Operation Avalanche(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Holidays(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Yoga Hosers(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Stung(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Spring(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Raid 2(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • At the Devil's Door(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein's Army(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Rambler(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Raid: Redemption(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Errors of the Human Body(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Replacement Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Associate Producer

  • The Girlfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Raid 2 (2014)

$6.6M worldwide

Highest rated

The Raid 2 (2014)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Yoga Hosers (2016)

Film career

  • 2022Screen debut· Dual

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 40: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing40 of 40: 39 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s23 · 1 acting · 23 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 Aram Tertzakian's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 54 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed19
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · producer

Capturing Bigfoot (2026)

99th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Raid 2 (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 88% 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.

Is Aram Tertzakian's work okay for kids?

Across up to 31 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore28 titles35–95 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity31 titles8–58 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity27 titles44–85 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles25–64 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense26 titles37–89 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Aram Tertzakian work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aram Tertzakian's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nate Bolotin shares the most, 39.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles