Tumpal Tampubolon is an Indonesian screenwriter and film director. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Math. He has written and directed several short films, which were screened in various domestic and international film festivals. In 2009, he was selected to attend the Berlinale Talent Campus in Berlin, and in 2010 he was selected to attend the Asian Film Academy in Pusan, South Korea.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 12, 1979 (46)
- Writer and actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Tumpal Tampubolon's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Jansen in Rocket Rain (2013)
Moods and endings
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 Tumpal Tampubolon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Tumpal Tampubolon'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
27 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Sleep No More(2026)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Crocodile Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
My Annoying Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Borderless Fog(2024)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Talent Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Small Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Galang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Sea Calls for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Angkringan the Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Cemara's Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Sorry, Closed on Mondays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
212 Warrior(2018)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Menunggu Kabar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Tabula Rasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Rocket Rain(2013)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Someone's Wife in the Boat of Someone's Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Pasukan Kapiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Postcards from the Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Hi5teria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Belkibolang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Mamalia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Drum Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Anniversaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Last Believer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Baju Tebal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.
Film career
- 2017Screen debut· Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
How do Tumpal Tampubolon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 28. 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 Tumpal Tampubolon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tumpal Tampubolon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marsha Timothy shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Marsha TimothyShared titles: 212 Warrior (2018), Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Marsha Timothy
- Yayu A.W. UnruShared titles: 212 Warrior (2018), Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Yayu A.W. Unru
- Anggun PriambodoShared titles: Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017), Rocket Rain (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Anggun Priambodo
Composers and editors
- Kelvin NugrohoShared titles: Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017), Rocket Rain (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Kelvin Nugroho
- Yudhi ArfaniShared titles: Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017), Rocket Rain (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Yudhi Arfani
- Zeke KhaseliShared titles: Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017), Rocket Rain (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Zeke Khaseli