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Matt Tyrnauer

Matt Tyrnauer

Director and producer · Los Angeles, California, USA

Matt Tyrnauer is an American film director. He directed the documentary feature Valentino: The Last Emperor (2009), which was short listed for an Oscar nomination in 2010, Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (2016), the Emmy nominated, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2017), the 2018 documentary Studio 54 detailing New York's famed Studio 54 nightclub, Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019), and the Showtime four-part series, The Reagans (2020). Tyrnauer also developed, and executive produced, with producing partner Corey Reeser, the docuseries Home, directing its Hong Kong episode, about the Gary Chang's Domestic Transformer home. The nine-part series premiered on Apple TV Plus in April 2020. Currently, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood is being adapted as a narrative film, with Tyrnauer and Reeser producing, Luca Guadagnino directing and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg writing the script. Tyrnauer has been Editor-At-Large and Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair, where he has contributed many feature articles.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 13 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 12% in 30 days

What are Matt Tyrnauer's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
30%
Society
24%
Morality
18%
Ideas
15%
Bonds
9%
Self
3%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · 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 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
8
Tense
5
Warm
5
Cold
3
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Matt Tyrnauer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Tyrnauer'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

13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Tribeca 25(2026)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Nobu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The End of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Reagans(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Home(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Where's My Roy Cohn?(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Studio 54(2018)

    Director · Author · Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Jane: Battle for the City(2016)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Jean Nouvel: Reflections (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Valentino: The Last Emperor(2008)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)

$2.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Home (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 13: 5 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdWriting1 of 13: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 13: 0 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew1 of 13: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

13 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s7 · 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 Matt Tyrnauer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, producer

Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (2024)

84th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)

Midcredits 85th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 45/100 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 Matt Tyrnauer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Tyrnauer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Graham High shares the most, 8.

Cinematographers and editors

Producers