Greg Kwedar (/ˈkwiːdɑːr/) is an American film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film Sing Sing, alongside Clint Bentley, Clarence Maclin and John "Divine G" Whitfield. Description above from the Wikipedia article Greg Kwedar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Producer, writer and director
- 9 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Greg Kwedar's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
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 6
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
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 Greg Kwedar's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Greg Kwedar'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
24 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Train Dreams(2025)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Heretic(2024)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Between the Temples(2024)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Sing Sing(2023)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Jockey(2021)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
One Small Step (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
WILDMAN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Running with Beto(2019)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
1985(2018)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Ghost Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
9 Races (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Transpecos(2016)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Dakota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
I'll Remember Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Rising from Ashes(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all filmsDared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Guest Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
La pluma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Manos de madre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Free Byrd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
N.A.R. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Possum Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Saturn Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Simon Rex Short Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 19 of them dated from 2009 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Sing Sing (2023)
Highest rated
Sing Sing (2023)
Most popular right now
Train Dreams (2025)
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.
Awards
8 major nominations and no wins, 2022–2026.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Adapted Screenplay
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
- Oscar, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Adapted)
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Greg Kwedar's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Greg Kwedar work with?
People who share at least 2 of Greg Kwedar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Linda Halbert shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Clint BentleyShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Sing Sing (2023), Jockey (2021), Transpecos (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Clint Bentley
Actors
- Clifton Collins Jr.Shared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Jockey (2021), Transpecos (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Clifton Collins Jr.
- Johnny SimmonsShared titles: Sing Sing (2023), Transpecos (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Johnny Simmons
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Bryce DessnerShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Sing Sing (2023), Jockey (2021), Transpecos (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Bryce Dessner
- Parker LaramieShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Sing Sing (2023), Jockey (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Parker Laramie
- Adolpho VelosoShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Jockey (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Adolpho Veloso
- Aaron DessnerShared titles: Jockey (2021), Transpecos (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Aaron Dessner
Producers
- Linda HalbertShared titles: Sing Sing (2023), Jockey (2021), Running with Beto (2019), Transpecos (2016), Rising from Ashes (2012)See all 5 shared titles with Linda Halbert
- Nancy SchaferShared titles: Sing Sing (2023), Jockey (2021), Running with Beto (2019), Transpecos (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Nancy Schafer
- Jon HalbertShared titles: Jockey (2021), Running with Beto (2019), Transpecos (2016), Rising from Ashes (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Jon Halbert
- Larry KalasShared titles: Sing Sing (2023), Jockey (2021), Transpecos (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Larry Kalas