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Ethan Hegel

Ethan Hegel

Cinematographer, editor, producer, actor and director · Born July 7, 1990 (36) · San Jose, California, USA

Ethan is a director, cinematographer, editor, and colorist based in Atlanta, Georgia, known for Purgatory Station, The Deprogrammer, and Stan the Man.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 7, 1990 (36)
From
San Jose, California, USA
Works as
Cinematographer, editor, producer, actor and director
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27

What are Ethan Hegel's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Survival
21%
Bonds
15%
Self
15%
Society
11%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
2
Tense
2
Dread
1
Bittersweet
1
Cathartic
1
Other
2

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 Ethan Hegel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Ethan Hegel'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

5 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Stan the Man(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Purgatory Station(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer · Colorist · Editor · Producer · Sound Designer · as Nelson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Rubber Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer · Colorist · Editor

  • The Great Turkey Town Miracle(2023)

    Co-Producer · Colorist

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • The Deprogrammer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer · Colorist

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles, 3 of them dated from 2023 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 4: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 4: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 4: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography3 of 4: 0 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing2 of 4: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 4: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

4 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and cinematography overlap on 3 of them.

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

How do Ethan Hegel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

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 Ethan Hegel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ethan Hegel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Angus Benfield shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles