Malek Akkad is an American film producer and director. He is the son of the late Moustapha Akkad, executive producer of the original Halloween franchise. After his father’s passing, he kept the franchise going, executive producing both of Rob Zombie’s Halloween remakes, as well as the reboot trilogy with Blumhouse Productions. He is the head of Trancas International Films, which currently hold the rights for the Halloween franchise.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, also director
- 11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Malek Akkad's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 9
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 10
Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 4
Casual 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 3
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Malek Akkad's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Malek Akkad'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
13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Halloween Ends(2022)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Halloween Kills(2021)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Halloween(2018)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Hatred(2017)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Free Fall(2014)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Halloween 6: Producer's Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Violent Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Halloween II(2009)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Halloween(2007)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Halloween: Resurrection(2002)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1995 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Halloween (2018)
Highest rated
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006)
Most popular right now
Halloween Ends (2022)
Film career
- 2014Screen debut· Free Fall
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; 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 that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Malek Akkad's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 46/100 and the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 11 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.
Is Malek Akkad's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Malek Akkad work with?
People who share at least 2 of Malek Akkad's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Carpenter shares the most, 7.
Directors
- David Gordon GreenShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018)See all 3 shared titles with David Gordon Green
- Rob ZombieShared titles: Halloween II (2009), Halloween (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Zombie
Writers
- John CarpenterShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018), Halloween (2007), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)See all 7 shared titles with John Carpenter
- Debra HillShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween (2018), Halloween (2007), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)See all 6 shared titles with Debra Hill
- Danny McBrideShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Danny McBride
Actors
- Jamie Lee CurtisShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Jamie Lee Curtis
- Andi MatichakShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Andi Matichak
- James Jude CourtneyShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018)See all 3 shared titles with James Jude Courtney
- Will PattonShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Will Patton
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Cody CarpenterShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Cody Carpenter
- Daniel A. DaviesShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel A. Davies
- Michael SimmondsShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Simmonds
- Timothy AlversonShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Timothy Alverson
Producers
- Ryan FreimannShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween (2018), The Hatred (2017), Free Fall (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Ryan Freimann
- Bob WeinsteinShared titles: Halloween II (2009), Halloween (2007), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Bob Weinstein
- Harvey WeinsteinShared titles: Halloween II (2009), Halloween (2007), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Harvey Weinstein
- Bill BlockShared titles: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Bill Block
