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Vlad Yudin

Director, producer and writer, also editor and actor · Born October 26, 1982 (44) · Russia

Vlad Yudin is a Russian-born filmmaker known for his documentaries focusing on bodybuilding, hip-hop, and mixed martial arts. He moved to New York to pursue a career in film and, in 2009, founded The Vladar Company, a platform for producing and distributing various feature and documentary projects. Yudin's notable works include Generation Iron (2013), Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer (2015), and Ronnie Coleman: The King (2018). His films often explore the lives and challenges of athletes and artists, providing in-depth looks into their worlds.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 26, 1982 (44)
From
Russia
Works as
Director, producer and writer, also editor and actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 30 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 25% in 30 days

What are Vlad Yudin's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
43%
Survival
21%
Society
16%
Power
7%
Morality
5%
Ideas
5%
Bonds
4%
Ambition16 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 25 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 13 · Intense 5

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
17
Hopeful
12
Tense
12
Triumphant
7
Melancholic
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous9

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 Vlad Yudin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Vlad Yudin'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

30 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Bowens: A Portrait of an American Family(2026)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Taming the Beast(2026)

    Producer

  • Dream Big: The Olympia Movie(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fitrepreneur(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Damien's Gym (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Bradley Martyn: The Influencer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Generation Iron 5: Persia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Producer

  • Kai(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Strength Wars(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

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

  • Bigorexia(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Generation Iron: Natty 4 Life(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Enhanced 2 the Max(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dorian Yates: The Original Mass Monster(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Lee Priest vs. Bodybuilding(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Calum Von Moger: Unbroken(2019)

    Director · Producer · as Self - Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Enhanced(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Generation Iron 3(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Catskill Park(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Rich Piana Chronicles(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Police State(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ronnie Coleman: The King(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Generation Iron 2(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Hurt Business(2016)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • CT Fletcher: My Magnificent Obsession(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Death Metal Angola(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Generation Iron(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Immortality: The Life and Times of Twista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Producer

  • Last Day of Summer(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Big Pun: The Legacy(2008)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Generation Iron (2013)

$902K worldwide

Highest rated

Generation Iron (2013)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Strength Wars (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing26 of 29: 3 only directing, 23 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting5 of 29: 0 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thProducing26 of 29: 3 only producing, 23 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thEditing1 of 29: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

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

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s11 · 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 Vlad Yudin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of the 25 of 26 with a score; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director, producer

Fitrepreneur (2025)

99th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

CT Fletcher: My Magnificent Obsession (2015)

Midcredits 92nd · 77% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 54/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 14 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 Vlad Yudin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vlad Yudin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edwin Mejia Jr. shares the most, 26.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles