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Directing

Rob Epstein

Career

Active from 1977 to 2023, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score78/100
Highest rated
Poster for Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rob Epstein Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 4.0
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Archival Footage 3
  • Documentary 2
  • Biographical Documentary 2
  • Inspirational 2
  • LGBTQ+ History 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Coming Out Is a Many Splendored Thing
Coming Out Is a Many Splendored Thing

Director

2020s

2 titles · average score 77
Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music
Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

Musica!
Musica! (2023)
GoodWatch score 89

Producer, Director

2010s

8 titles · average score 69
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

State of Pride
State of Pride (2019)

Director

End Game
End Game (2018)
GoodWatch score 86

Editor, Director

The Gospel of Eureka
The Gospel of Eureka (2018)
GoodWatch score 57

Executive Producer

And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Producer

Lovelace
Lovelace (2013)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Battle of Amfar
The Battle of Amfar (2013)

Director

Howl
Howl (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

2000s

4 titles · average score 82
Then and Now: 1981-2004
Then and Now: 1981-2004 (2004)

Director

Underground Zero
Underground Zero (2002)

Director

Rescued from the Closet
Rescued from the Closet (2001)

Director

Paragraph 175
Paragraph 175 (2000)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Producer

1990s

2 titles · average score 88
The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet (1996)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Producer

Where Are We? Our Trip Through America
Where Are We? Our Trip Through America (1992)

Producer, Director

1980s

4 titles · average score 89
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
GoodWatch score 89

Director, Editor

The AIDS Show
The AIDS Show (1986)

Director, Producer

The Times of Harvey Milk
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
GoodWatch score 89

Director, Producer

Greetings from Washington, D.C.
Greetings from Washington, D.C. (1981)

Producer, Location Manager

1970s

1 title · average score 75
Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives
Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives (1977)
GoodWatch score 75

Director