

Directing
Rob Epstein
- Titles
- 25movies
- Career
Active from 1977 to 2023, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 20titles as director
- Average score
78/100
- Highest rated
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical6.0average 0.9
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Showbiz5.4average 1.2
- Social Commentary7.9average 4.9
- Politics5.3average 2.6
- Pop Culture4.8average 2.2
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Pathos7.0average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.0, average 5.1
- Mystery2.2, average 4.1
- Violence2.5, average 4.3
- Crime2.0, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Documentary 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Biographical Documentary 2
- Inspirational 2
- Archival Footage 2
- LGBTQ+ History 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jeffrey FriedmanDirectorLovelace, And the Oscar Goes To..., Howl, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, Rescued from the Closet, +12 more
Nancy SchreiberCinematographerAnd the Oscar Goes To..., The Celluloid Closet, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Tony CurtisActorRescued from the Closet, The Celluloid Closet
Sharon StoneActorLovelace, The Battle of Amfar- PPeter AdairDirectorWord Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives, The AIDS Show
- JJake PushinskyEditorAnd the Oscar Goes To..., Howl
- SSharon WoodWriterAnd the Oscar Goes To..., Paragraph 175
Carter BurwellComposerHowl, The Celluloid Closet
Jean de SegonzacCinematographerCommon Threads: Stories from the Quilt, Where Are We? Our Trip Through America
Movies and TV shows
22
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 title
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
90
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
Producer, Writer

Great
Score 80 to 89
7 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Editor, Director
86
End Game (2018)
Director, Producer
82
Paragraph 175 (2000)
Director, Producer
81
Musica! (2023)
Director, Producer
80
Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music (2023)
Director, Producer

Good
Score 70 to 79
2 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
75
The Celluloid Closet (1996)
Story, Director
73
The Gospel of Eureka (2018)
Executive Producer

Decent
Score 60 to 69
2 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Producer, Director
63
Howl (2010)
Director, Writer

Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
1 title
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
53
Lovelace (2013)
Director

Not rated yet
9 titles
Not rated yet

Rescued from the Closet (2001)
Director

The Battle of Amfar (2013)
Director

State of Pride (2019)
Director

Where Are We? Our Trip Through America (1993)
Director, Producer

Underground Zero (2002)
Director

The AIDS Show (1986)
Producer, Director

Greetings from Washington, D.C. (1981)
Location Manager, Producer

Then and Now: 1981-2004 (2004)
Director


