Directing

Ross McElwee

Titles: 18movies1TV show

Career: Active from 1974 to 2026, with a break from 2012 to 2025, busiest in 1981 with 2 main titles.

Directed: 15
titles as director

Average score: 73/100

Highest rated: Remake
84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Ross McElwee Catalog average

Biographical
7.4average 1.0
Historical
5.0average 2.6
Social Commentary
7.3average 4.9
Contemporary Realism
7.5average 5.4
Tech & Humanity
3.4average 1.6
Nostalgia
5.3average 3.7
Politics
4.1average 2.6
Melancholy
5.4average 4.7

Rarely in their work

Adrenaline
1.8, average 4.9
Crime
0.7, average 3.7
Violence
1.4, average 4.2
Tension
3.5, average 6.0

Main genres

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Documentary 16

Recurring tags

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

Type

RoleAny Camera15 Directing14 Appearances10 Production6 Writing5 Editing4 Other crew2 Acting1 Sound1

ScoreAny 60+70+80+

DecadeAny 1970s4 1980s4 1990s3 2000s4 2010s1 2020s1

GenreAny Documentary16 Comedy1

Group by

Decades Scores

Newest first Oldest first

2020s

1 title · average score 84

Director, Editor

2010s

1 title · average score 67

Director, Director of Photography

2000s

4 titles · average score 68

Thanks

Director, Director of Photography

Director, Director of Photography

Supervising Producer

1990s

3 titles · average score 77

Editor, Director

Director, Writer

as Narrator

1980s

4 titles · average score 71

Director of Photography, Director

Director, Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Director of Photography, Producer

1970s

4 titles

Director, Director of Photography

Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?

Director, Director of Photography

Director, Director of Photography

Director, Director of Photography