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Shana Betz

Shana Betz

Actor, director and writer

Works as
Actor, director and writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Shana Betz's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Survival
23%
Self
14%
Ideas
14%
Morality
7%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Absurd
1
Dread
1
Melancholic
1
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Shana Betz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shana Betz'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

12 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Haunting of the Mary Celeste(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Free Ride(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Girls! Girls! Girls! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Killing Ariel(2008)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • I Tried (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Detective Boski

  • Partner(s) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Pretty Woman

  • Phoenix Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Queen Beutifool (uncredited)

  • Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace(2004)

    as Agent Ito

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ruby

  • Lucinda's Spell(1998)

    as Beatrice

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hellinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Melissa Moran

  • Black Belle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 1997 to 2020.

Highest rated

Free Ride (2013)

Midcredits 27th

Most popular right now

Haunting of the Mary Celeste (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 11: 7 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting4 of 11: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 11: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s2 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Shana Betz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace (2004)

88th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Lucinda's Spell (1998)

Midcredits 48th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Who does Shana Betz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shana Betz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ava Acres shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers