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Mardi Rustam

Producer, director and writer

Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove

What are Mardi Rustam's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

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

share of theme weight
Survival
45%
Bonds
20%
Morality
12%
Society
10%
Self
5%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Dread
1
Thrilling
1
Other
1

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Mardi Rustam's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Mardi Rustam'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

6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • James Dean: Race with Destiny(1997)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Evils of the Night(1985)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Mark, I Love You(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Eaten Alive(1976)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Tom(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 6 MovieCove titles from 1971 to 1997.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 6: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 6: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing6 of 6: 3 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score19th

6 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s1 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Mardi Rustam's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Reviewers score the atmosphere 38/100 and the pacing 25/100 in their films, across 5 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 Mardi Rustam work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mardi Rustam's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alvin L. Fast shares the most, 2.

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