Karpovsky 20th Anniversary Retrospective
by bob_meg | created - 10 months ago | updated - 4 months ago | PublicAlex's most notable projects from 2003-2023
- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Beeswax (2009)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
A pair of identical twin sisters -- one, who has been paraplegic since youth and gets around in a wheelchair, and the other -- 'same face, different bodies.'
Director: Andrew Bujalski | Stars: Tilly Hatcher, Maggie Hatcher, Alex Karpovsky, Katy O'Connor
Votes: 877 | Gross: $0.05M
2. Lovers of Hate (2010)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A dark comedy which follows two brothers who are in love with the same woman.
Director: Bryan Poyser | Stars: Chris Doubek, Heather Kafka, Alex Karpovsky, Zach Green
Votes: 224
3. Tiny Furniture (2010)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
About a recent college grad who returns home while she tries to figure out what to do with her life.
Director: Lena Dunham | Stars: Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Grace Dunham, Rachel Howe
Votes: 14,851 | Gross: $0.39M
4. Almost in Love (2011)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Romance
A love triangle - shot in two single 45 minute takes set eighteen months apart: the first over a sunset, the second a sunrise.
Director: Sam Neave | Stars: Alex Karpovsky, Marjan Neshat, Gary Wilmes, Alan Cumming
Votes: 114
5. Sleepwalk with Me (2012)
PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
Directors: Mike Birbiglia, Seth Barrish | Stars: Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn, Carol Kane
Votes: 12,192 | Gross: $2.26M
6. Rubberneck (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller
A brief fling triggers a horrific course of events when Paul's obsession with a beautiful co-worker spirals out of control in this tense romantic thriller from actor/director/writer Alex Karpovsky ("Girls").
Director: Alex Karpovsky | Stars: Alex Karpovsky, Jaime Ray Newman, Dennis Staroselsky, Amanda Good Hennessey
Votes: 550
7. Good Night (I) (2013)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
Leigh's 29th birthday party takes a sudden turn when she announces that the evening may be the last time her friends see her alive. A night of questions, coping and debauchery immediately follow.
Director: Sean H.A. Gallagher | Stars: Adriene Mishler, Jonny Mars, Samantha Thomson, Parisa Fakhri
Votes: 185
8. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
R | 104 min | Drama, Music
A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund
Votes: 163,537 | Gross: $13.24M
9. Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016)
TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.
Director: Jeff Grace | Stars: Alex Karpovsky, Wyatt Russell, Meredith Hagner, Melanie Lynskey
Votes: 613
10. The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017)
R | 119 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Sidney Hall finds accidental success and unexpected love at an early age, then disappears without a trace.
Director: Shawn Christensen | Stars: Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Michelle Monaghan
Votes: 11,752
11. Rosy (2018)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
A socially awkward young man kidnaps an aspiring actress with the hope that they will fall in love. A psychosexual noir that explores power dynamics between men and women.
Director: Jess Bond | Stars: Stacy Martin, Johnny Knoxville, Nat Wolff, Alex Karpovsky
Votes: 962
12. The Sound of Silence (I) (2019)
Unrated | 88 min | Drama
A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.
Director: Michael Tyburski | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori, Austin Pendleton
Votes: 1,537
13. Fits and Starts (2017)
80 min | Comedy
A struggling writer can't seem to escape his wife's literary success. When a road trip to a publisher's salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.
Director: Laura Terruso | Stars: Wyatt Cenac, Greta Lee, Maria Dizzia, Alex Karpovsky
Votes: 326
14. Supporting Characters (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy
Two New York film editors balance their personal relationships while reworking a movie in crisis.
Director: Daniel Schechter | Stars: Alex Karpovsky, Tarik Lowe, Arielle Kebbel, Sophia Takal
Votes: 998
15. Girls (2012–2017)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Drama
A comedy about the experiences of a group of girls in their early 20s.
Stars: Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Adam Driver
Votes: 77,888
16. Homecoming (2018–2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An anthology series centered around the mysterious Geist Group, an unconventional wellness company and their equally unorthodox program, the Homecoming Initiative.
Stars: Stephan James, Bobby Cannavale, Hong Chau, Alex Karpovsky
Votes: 27,458
17. Girlfriend's Day (2017)
TV-MA | 65 min | Comedy, Drama
Ray Wentworth, a now down-on-his-luck romance-card writer, decides to recapture the feelings that once made him the greatest with the creation of a new holiday: Girlfriend's Day.
Director: Michael Paul Stephenson | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Amber Tamblyn, Stacy Keach, Alex Karpovsky
Votes: 5,215
18. Red Flag (2012)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In this hilarious road trip comedy, a newly single filmmaker (Alex Karpovsky, "Girls") hits the road with an old friend to promote one of his films, but romantic chaos ensues when an adoring fan decides to come along for the ride.
Director: Alex Karpovsky | Stars: Dustin Guy Defa, Alex Karpovsky, Keith Poulson, Jennifer Prediger
Votes: 531
19. The Hole Story (2005)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy
An aspiring television producer cashes in his life savings to produce the pilot to a documentary television series, only to find himself in a battle with nature, reality, and his own internal demons. Hilarious and moving in equal measure.
Director: Alex Karpovsky | Star: Alex Karpovsky
Votes: 172
20. Summer of Blood (2014)
Unrated | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
In this critically acclaimed comedy, an emotionally stunted New Yorker's miserable love life turns around when he meets a deadbeat vampire and becomes a blood-sucker himself.
Director: Onur Tukel | Stars: Jonathan Caouette, Zach Clark, Dustin Guy Defa, Juliette Fairley
Votes: 1,226
21. Actor Seeks Role (2015)
19 min | Short, Drama
An aspiring method actor (Alex Karpovsky) in New York City resorts to medical acting, a part-time gig performing the symptoms of various illnesses for student doctors. Although his talents ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Tyburski | Stars: Manny Alfaro, Dylan Baker, Theodore Bouloukos, Kersti Bryan
Votes: 37
22. Amy (II) (2015)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A pair of ex-lovers spend a spontaneous afternoon together that could either lead to rekindled love or further heartbreak. Starring Alex Karpovsky and Troian Bellisario.
Director: Jacob Chase | Stars: Troian Bellisario, Alex Karpovsky
Votes: 89
23. Possibilia (2014)
6 min | Short, Drama
Written and directed by DANIELS (Swiss Army Man), POSSIBILIA is an interactive love story set in the multiverse. Alex Karpovsky and Zoe Jarman star as a young couple contemplating breaking ... See full summary »
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert | Stars: Zoe Jarman, Alex Karpovsky
Votes: 169
24. My Idea (2024)
Short, Comedy
Director: Kailee McGee | Stars: Alex Karpovsky, Claire L. Evans, Jona Bechtolt, Rob Kieswetter
25. The Ride (2020)
7 min | Short, Comedy
A 40-year-old ride share driver living with his mom offers his spiritual coaching skills to his passengers, whether they want his help or not.
Stars: Linas Phillips, Maria Thayer, Nancy Cronig, Will Janowitz
Votes: 13
26. Woodpecker (2008)
87 min | Comedy
Director: Alex Karpovsky | Stars: Jon Hyrns, Carla Nickerson, Ken Parham, Wesley Yang
Votes: 96
Tell Your Friends