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Hugh Schulze

Hugh Schulze

Director, producer and writer

Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 10 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 3% in 30 days

What are Hugh Schulze's films like?

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

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
37%
Bonds
27%
Society
15%
Survival
8%
Power
5%
Ideas
5%
Morality
3%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 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 6 · Stylized 1 · 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

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · 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 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Tense
4
Contemplative
4
Bittersweet
3
Hopeful
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

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 Hugh Schulze's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hugh Schulze'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

10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Maya and Her Lover(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dreaming Grand Avenue(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Dilemma of Desire(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Signature Move(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Little Men(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Associate Producer

  • Love Is Strange(2014)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Animals(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Cass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Credits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2009 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Love Is Strange (2014)

$3.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Little Men (2016)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Love Is Strange (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 6: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 6: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 6: 3 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Hugh Schulze's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Maya and Her Lover (2021)

95th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Little Men (2016)

Midcredits 73rd · 59% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 4 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 Hugh Schulze work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hugh Schulze's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ira Sachs shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers and editors

Producers