Janek Ambros is an American film writer, producer and director. In 2012, he founded Assembly Line Entertainment, a financing and production company that has produced over a dozen films ranging from narrative films that have premiered at festivals such as Venice, Sundance and TIFF to documentaries and experimental films from around the globe. Notable films as a writer/director include "Le Quinze Mai à Paris" produced by Barbara De Fina (Goodfellas, Casino), "Imminent Threat", which tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties and executive produced by Academy Award nominee James Cromwell, and the theatrically released psychedelic comedy he co-wrote and directed, "Mondo Hollywoodland," also executive produced by Cromwell. His most recent film, "Ukrayintsi u Vyhnanni" is a short documentary about an anonymous Ukrainian citizen telling her story about the Russian invasion. It was shot on the border of Poland and Ukraine and is executive produced by two time Academy Award winner Janusz Kaminski which will premiere at the Morelia Film Festival and won best documentary at the 76th Salerno Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 19, 1988 (38)
- New Jersey, USA
- Producer, director and writer, also actor, editor and cinematographer
- 14 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are Janek Ambros' films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds 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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 5
Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 2
Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
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 Janek Ambros' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- The Legend of Tayos (2021) · producer · free
- Becoming Iconic (2018) · producer · free
- Mondo Hollywoodland (2019) · actor, director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Human Capital (2019) · producer · free
- Ten Thousand Saints (2015) · producer · free
- The Broken Ones (2017) · producer · free
- 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun (2014) · producer · free
- Exposure 36 (2021) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Janek Ambros' 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
29 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Killing Castro(2026)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
I Really Love My Husband(2025)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
American Stream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Desert Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
In the Summers(2024)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Monica(2022)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Ukrainians in Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Broken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Exposure 36(2021)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Legend of Tayos(2021)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Mondo Hollywoodland(2019)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Since August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Human Capital(2019)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Becoming Iconic(2018)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
May 15th in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Valley of Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Fire and Water(2016)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Broken Ones(2017)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Brexit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Imminent Threat(2015)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Ten Thousand Saints(2015)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Sabre Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Unwarranted Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Red, Blue and Purple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Closing Bell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Son of Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Off to the Races (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Monica (2022)
Highest rated
In the Summers (2024)
Most popular right now
Ten Thousand Saints (2015)
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
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2025, Best First Feature.
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 Janek Ambros' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Divisive.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive6
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 7 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 Janek Ambros work with?
People who share at least 2 of Janek Ambros' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; DJ Dodd shares the most, 4.
Producers
- DJ DoddShared titles: Human Capital (2019), Imminent Threat (2015), Ten Thousand Saints (2015), 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun (2014)See all 4 shared titles with DJ Dodd
- Marcus HartShared titles: Exposure 36 (2021), Mondo Hollywoodland (2019), Imminent Threat (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Marcus Hart
- Celine RattrayShared titles: Human Capital (2019), Ten Thousand Saints (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Celine Rattray
- James CromwellShared titles: Mondo Hollywoodland (2019), Imminent Threat (2015)See all 2 shared titles with James Cromwell
